Arrests after €1m cyber scam is foiled

Gardaí are set to recommend charges are brought against two men in relation to a sophisticated cyber attack involving the attempted theft of more than €1m.

The scam operated across Europe and involved the cyber criminals redirecting a payment from a Danish company to a Romanian firm into a bogus account in Ireland.

Two African men, living here, were arrested this week by specialist gardaí from the Economic Crime Bureau (ECB), following a surveillance operation.