Many gamers may have noticed the Trojan-infected file that’s being advertised as a patch for the popular Call of Duty game. As it turns out, the mastermind behind this scheme is a 20-year-old student from the UK who has used the malware to collect credit card details from the affected computers.
Kent Online reports that Lewis Martin was apprehended by police while trying to steal computer equipment from colleges in Dover and Deal.
When investigators searched his house, they uncovered documents containing 300 credit card credentials, along with passwords. The details of a fraudulent bank loan were also found.
Prosecutors accused him of using the Trojan to collect credit card details, passwords and credentials to websites such as PayPal, which he sold on the underground markets for sums between $1 (.76 EUR) and $5 (4 EUR).
Now, he has been sentenced to serve 18 months in prison for fraud and burglary charges.
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