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Views: Visits 111 Embattled Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a Hushpuppi, now incarcerated in California as he awaits trial for cyber fraud has been linked by the FBI to North Korean hackers, said to be the biggest bank robbers in the world. The Justice Department in a detailed statement released on Friday, said Abbas took part in a “North Korean-perpetrated cyber-enabled heist from a Maltese bank in February 2019.” His role was as a collaborator with a North Korean money launderer, Ghaleb Alaumary, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 37 year-old Alaumary is one of the people charged by the FBI for many criminal schemes. The others are three North Koreans. ....
North Koreans piloted Bank of Valletta heist with Nigerian social media influencer North Korean programmers who hacked Sony Entertainment over “The Interview” movie, accused of being behind Bank of Valletta heist in 2019 20 February 2021, 1:31pm by Matthew Vella The Nigerian social media influencer behind the multi-million cyberattack on Bank of Valletta in February 2019, was part of a “North Korean-perpetrated cyber-enabled heist from a Maltese bank” according to the United States Department of Justice. Ramoni Igbalode Abbas, aka “Hushpuppi”, had amassed 2.4 million followers on Instagram flaunting luxury cars, designer clothing, and private jets, when he was accused of having conspired to “launder funds intended to be stolen through fraudulent wire transfers from a foreign financial institution, in which fraudulent wire transfers, totalling approximately €13 million were sent to bank accounts around the world in February 2019.” ....
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popular known as Hushpuppi has been linked to North Korean hackers, who have been described as the biggest bank robbers in the world. | ....