"According to the DOJ, Sandu was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2017 on conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. However, his alleged crimes took place even earlier, between May 2009 and October 2010."
"Sandu and others allegedly hacked into small businesses' VoIP systems and deployed scripts designed to contact financial institution customers and trick them into handing over sensitive personal and financial information, including login credentials, and payment card numbers and PINs."
"Reid Davis, special agent in charge of the FBI in North Carolina, remarked that the agency is committed to pursuing international cyber fraudsters, 'and justice has no timeline'."
Gavril Sandu, a Romanian national, was extradited to the United States after being arrested in Romania in January 2026. He was indicted in 2017 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to crimes that occurred between May 2009 and October 2010. Sandu allegedly hacked into VoIP systems of small businesses to deceive customers into revealing sensitive information. His actions included cloning payment cards and withdrawing funds. He faces up to 30 years in prison, highlighting the lengthy timeline of international cybercrime cases.
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