Svoboda Cybersecurity Brief August 18, 2025

Aug 18, 2025

18 Arrested in India for $300K SBI Credit Card Fraud Involving Call Center Leak

Indian authorities arrested 18 individuals linked to a ₹2.6 crore ($296K) scam targeting SBI credit cardholders. The fraud relied on insider leaks from a Gurugram call center (Teleperformance) handling Card Protection Plan (CPP) data, with proceeds laundered via cash and cryptocurrency. The gang avoided Delhi-based victims likely to evade local law enforcement scrutiny.
Source: DataBreaches.net

US Seizes $2.8M in Crypto from Zeppelin Ransomware Operator

The DoJ confiscated $2.8M in cryptocurrency, $70K cash, and a luxury vehicle from Ianis Antropenko, a Zeppelin ransomware operator. Antropenko laundered proceeds via ChipMixer (seized in 2023) and crypto-to-cash exchanges. Zeppelin, active from 2019–2022, targeted healthcare/IT firms via MSP vulnerabilities before its source code was sold for $500 in 2024.
Source: BleepingComputer

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