As noted, more than 20 states were attacked by hackers.
"The operatives of the special services established that the businessmen with the help of special software got access to the personal data of legal entities of banks from the countries of the European Union, South Asia and the post-Soviet space. Then they formed fake payment documents in banking systems and withdrew money from the accounts of merchants, "the press service of the agency reported.
It is emphasized that some of the intermediary firms, through which fraudulent operations were conducted, "was under the control of Russian special services."
The searches were conducted at the place of residence of the group members in Kiev, Chernivtsi, Odessa and Voznesensk.
In the same place, financial documentation was found, confirming the facts of forgery of bank guarantees and illegal transfer of stolen funds through popular banking systems.
Specialists detained the organizer of the group - a citizen of one of the countries of the Middle East, as well as his accomplice, who was responsible for the technical maintenance of the transaction.
They are suspected of "unauthorized interference in the work of international electronic banking systems".
In late March, it was reported that the Spanish police detained a citizen of Ukraine in Alicante, one of the most dangerous hackers in the world, including those who organized attacks on Russian banks.