14 people arrested for laundering £11m from malware scams

Dan Worth
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Suspects believed to be helping organised cyber crime gangs

Fourteen people have been arrested across the UK under suspicion of being involved in laundering up to £11m generated by major malware scams. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said that the money ...

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