The fight against cybercrime continues all over the world. Australian police also caught a hacker who was creating spyware for cybercriminals. A 24-year-old man named Jacob Wayne John Keen was arrested on charges of producing and selling the Imminent Monitor spyware.
According to police reports, Keen, which produces this remote access malware, has managed to sell it to “customers” from dozens of countries for a total of more than 300 thousand dollars. It is stated that the hacker started this business at the age of 15.
He spent the money on fast food and shipping.
Law enforcement officials working on Imminent Monitor, a RAT (remote access trojan) developed by Keen, revealed that the malware is more frequently preferred by cybercriminals and perpetrators of domestic violence. Sold to 128 countries, the software is used to steal personal information from innocent victims, remotely monitor their cameras and microphones, review documents, and spy.
Australian officials, who have been collecting intelligence since the global Cephus operation in 2017, worked with the FBI and Palo Alto to pursue the people who launched the Imminent Monitor. Police teams, who say that thousands of people in tens of countries have been victims of this virus so far, say that they took action after they had enough evidence.
While it was announced that Keen had earned between 300 and 400 thousand dollars so far, it was stated that although his mother was aware of this situation, he may have preferred not to benefit from his criminal activities. On the other hand, it was noted that Keen ordered food with most of the money he earned.
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