Well so far:
May 2008 (two years ago this week):
38 individuals indicted in Romania in a joint Romanian / FBI investigation to shut down a large phishing organization:
http://bucharest.usembassy.gov/US_Polic ... 08-en.htmlMany of them were immediately placed in prison awaiting trial.
July 2008:
22 more romanians arrested and charged, further fallout of the above investigation.
http://www.mediafax.ro/engleza/alleged- ... 66;27827231 year ago this week:
Sergiu Daniel Popa sentenced to eight years
http://www.startribune.com/local/462312 ... :_Yyc:aUUlLast September:
2 phishers extradited to the US, currently still in prison awaiting trial, both facing 30 years in prison once convicted
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/ ... rges_in_USLast November:
Four Romanian individuals indicted in Atlanta for hacking ATM's
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/rbs-worldpay/And now this one. It's been surprisingly regular, and oddly seems to always occcur or be announced in May. (Coincidence?)
SiL