June 1 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with the FBI, dismantles a global cybercrime organization. After aggressively attacking the systems of large organizations, demanding ransom, hacking systems to masquerade as receiving government welfare funds, causing damage to more than 190 countries. Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) by the Crime Suppression Division (CBP) under the direction of Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapop Phuridej, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau. The arresting officers, led by Pol. Lt. Col. .Netiwit Thanasit Nitikul, Deputy Superintendent 2, Royal Thai Police, along with police officers from the Royal Thai Police, Royal Thai Police, and FBI officials together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by Mr. Mike Chai, FBI attache in Thailand. Together they searched 4 residences: 1. A house on Phra Tamnak Road, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. 2. A room in a condominium in the area of ??Village No. 1, Na Jomtien Subdistrict, Sattahip Dis trict, Chonburi Province. 3. A room. Stay in a condominium, Village No. 1, Na Jomtien Subdistrict, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province and 4. Rooms in a condominium, Village No. 1, Na Jomtien Subdistrict, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. Inspect and confiscate items 1. Cash in Thai and foreign currency Total value over 7.5 million baht 2. 13 luxury watches (including 3 AUDEMARS PIGUET watches according to MLAT) total value over 30 million baht 3. 23 pieces of jewelry, total value over 50 million baht 4. Black BMW X7 M50d car, quantity 1 vehicle, 5. Land title deed, documents showing ownership and sales contract for land, premises and condominiums, 6. Bank accounts of the accused and Spicy Code Company, and 7. Flash Drive data recording device believed to record encryption key information. or encryption password, etc. This is because the United States authorities asked for international cooperation in criminal proceedings. To arrest and destroy cybercrime networks By sending a letter through the Attorn ey General's Office. As a central coordinator Before it was later assigned to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), they asked Thailand to investigate and find evidence of Mr. Yun He and his associates, who are accused of national online crimes. He is accused of causing damage to a protected computer system. Fraud through electronic communications and money laundering of the United States The United States official said that the operation was a collaboration between many countries around the world. including Thailand and Singapore in purging Suppress cyber crime which uses devices to install malware together with tools to conceal the whereabouts of criminal networks Which is called 911 S5, the accused in this case is Mr. Yun He along with a group of Chinese people. In particular, Mr. Yun He was the founder and administrator of all 911 S5's core systems, while the rest took care of the documentation. financial transactions and set up companies to launder money, 3 companies in Thailand The investigation fou nd that the network had hacked the IP addresses of 19 million computers in more than 190 countries around the world. Cause enormous damage And there is also a huge amount of fraud from U.S. government agencies. By hacking into American computers and make a request for assistance in various welfare matters But when the government agency approves the financial assistance Instead, it was transferred into the criminal's account. The American person was not aware of the matter and did not receive the money at all. There is also hacking into and stealing money. Crypto coins Cyber ??attack, demanding ransom (Ransomeware) by blocking the work of large organizations and demand a ransom in exchange for getting the system back to use as before It is also used as a way to profit from child pornography. Including bomb threats It creates panic among people as well. At the same time, this group of criminals laundered the money obtained from the business. This group of criminals earned tens of millions of dollars in profits . from illegal services and use it to buy real estate, vehicles, and other assets in many countries, one of which is Thailand. From the above information, Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridej, Commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), called an urgent meeting. Before assigning Supervision Division 2, Crime Suppression Division (Suppression Division) to be responsible because it is an area of ??responsibility. Do a search of the residence. Mr. Yun He's vehicles and inspected and seized assets according to the items listed in the letter requesting cooperation. Including interviewing all those involved. Later, police officers from Division 2 of the Crime Suppression Division led officers to search the said place. Ask questions of the people involved. and inspect and confiscate property according to the requested record By acquiring the assets listed above. Before being sent to the investigating officer, Subdistrict 2, Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division, for further action. In addition, i t was discovered that the accused had taken assets obtained from crimes and converted them into assets in Thailand. It is a characteristic of real estate. and various companies This part has a total value of more than 1,000 million baht. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) will continue its investigation. However, on May 24, 2024, it was reported that Singapore police officers and FBI agents jointly arrested Mr. Yun He in Singapore. already. Source: Thai News Agency