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Cobalt Gang Members Sentenced by Kazakhstan District Court

This Data Breach alert was published at 07.06.2021 15.43 on Data Breach Today.

Money Mule Convictions Unlikely to Slow Gang Activity
A district court in Kazakhstan sentenced two unidentified Cobalt, aka Carbanak, gang members to serve eight years in prison on robbery and attempted robbery charges. The gang members are believed to have been involved in cashing out operations, according to Group-IB.

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