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A
cybercriminal network which created fake applications on behalf of state and
public figures has been exposed
A
criminal case has been initiated at the Investigative head department of the
State Security Service under Articles 272.2.1, 272.2.2 (Repeated unlawful
seizure of computer data by an organized group), 273-2 (Forgery of computer
data) and 178.3.1 (Fraud by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the
Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the facts of cybercrime by creating fake videorecordings
on behalf of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, other state and
public figures through artificial intelligence programs – “deepfake”
technologies and in this way the seizure of citizens' financial resources by
spreading fake advertisements promising large amounts of profit from the State
Oil Company (“SOCAR”), “Kapital Bank”, “International Bank of Azerbaijan” on
various social networks,.
By
carrying out complex investigations on the criminal case, the countries where
cybercrimes were committed were identified, an international cybercriminal
network was exposed within the framework of operative procedural cooperation
with the relevant authorities of those states and the mentioned criminal acts
were prevented.
It
was determined that in numerous fake advertisements presented to the users of
the Azerbaijani segment of the Internet with reference to the sites created by
cybercriminals, citizens were invited to invest money in various investment
projects, the image of a significant increase in the transferred funds was
created on a regular basis, under the name of transferring the promised
investment profit to the bank cards of the victims, as well as the latter's
card information was obtained through cybercrime and the funds on those cards
were seized.
Members
of the international cybercriminal group, which seized large amounts of money
from the citizens of Azerbaijan and other countries through similar criminal
acts, were prosecuted by local law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, citizens of
the Republic of Azerbaijan who participated in the commission of criminal acts
of a transnational organized group - Zohrabov Rafiq Mahir oglu, born in 1998
and Niftaliyev Sardar Alikhan oglu, born in 1979, were brought to criminal
responsibility in Azerbaijan, and by the decision of the court, preventive
measures were taken against them.
At the moment, investigations into the criminal
case and criminal-procedural measures resulting from international legal
cooperation are ongoing.
