Many believe that the Mafia of old has long since been active. Not so, says Europol. The new and improved Mafia organized crime ring thrived on violence, intimidation and $12 million in online fraud profits; all specialties of the Mafia. International law enforcement has busted up an extensive cybercrime operation run by a gang with ties to the Italian Mafia.
The group allegedly used phishing attacks to defraud hundreds of victims. The suspects used various lures to convince victims (mostly I
