Dozens of people have been put behind bars in the US and abroad to infiltrate a crime ring that stole the identities of thousands of online users. The FBI spokeswoman stated that agents were making arrests in Nevada, Southern California, North Carolina and abroad. All in all, approximately one hundred arrests are expected.

These suspects are thought to have used a phishing method, using computer intrusion and fraud to obtain sensitive personal data, providing them with access to users’ bank accounts. A typical phishing works by tricking people to answer an e-mail that appears legitimate but it direct them to a fake website where personal data is requested for being updated, including passwords and financial account numbers.