SEATTLE — Federal officials say three people involved in a prolific cybercrime organization have been arrested.
U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said at a news conference Wednesday that one man was arrested in Seattle and the other two were taken into custody in Poland and Spain. Their federal indictments were unsealed Wednesday.
She says they hacked more than 100 companies in the United States and around the world.
Hayes says the group, called FIN7, used malware tools to reach into more than 3,600 businesses across the country that resulted in the loss of over 15 million credit and debit cards.
Losses totaled in the tens of millions of dollars.
Hayes says some of the companies impacted included Chipotle, Arby's, Red Robin and Jason's Deli.
FBI Special Agent Jay Tabb says the case was one of the largest it has handled, in terms of loss, number of victims and the size of the criminal organization.
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