Aussie cyber experts’ tip-off lead FBI and AFP to alleged hacker group

Key points

• Two Perth men have been charged over alleged data theft linked to a global hacker group called TeamPCP. Police allege Ruben Ian Thomson and Louis Michael Gaebler received cryptocurrency payments for their roles.
• A tip-off from Australian cyber experts helped the FBI and Australian Federal Police locate the group in Perth. Police say the malicious code potentially compromised more than 1000 organisations and that more than 500,000 credentials were stolen.
• Both men remain in custody, and their matter returns to the Perth Magistrates Court on October 30.