"Four Indicted After Hacking US Businesses, Filing False Tax Returns"

Four men from the UK and Sweden have been indicted on several charges in connection with an alleged attempt to hack into the computers of several US businesses and file fraudulent tax returns using stolen personal information. On November 30, three of the men were arrested in London. On December 1, a fourth man was arrested in Malmo, Sweden. All four are now facing extradition proceedings in their respective countries, and if convicted in US courts, they face up to 20 years in federal prison. According to the indictment, they gained access to the computers by using the xDedic Marketplace, a website where hackers sold access to compromised systems all over the world and offered personal information belonging to US residents. In 2019, the FBI, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Department of Justice (DoJ) shut down the marketplace. The investigation into the suspects was led by the IRS Cyber Crimes Unit, FBI, and DoJ, with assistance from law enforcement in Canada, the UK, and Sweden. The indictments were issued on the same day that law enforcement agencies from 25 countries joined forces with Europol to arrest 2,469 people accused of money laundering between mid-September and the end of November. The US collaborated with several countries in Europe, South America, and Asia to disrupt the large-scale operation, which centered on dismantling a network of money mules used to launder money stolen in various scams. During the two-month operation, more than 17.5 million Euros were intercepted. This article continues to discuss the indictment of four men based in the UK and Sweden on charges related to attempted hacking of US businesses' computers and the filing of false tax returns using stolen information. 

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