239 searches and 23 suspects: An operation targeting scam groups was carried out in Kyiv and the surrounding region
Cyber police officers and investigators from the National Police of Ukraine, under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General and as part of Operation “WallHack,” exposed members of scam groups in Kyiv and 19 regions of Ukraine during July and August 2026.
The suspects used messaging apps to coordinate their fraudulent activities and distributed links to fake websites that imitated e-commerce platforms, banking and government services, as well as the websites of international organizations. Through these websites, they obtained citizens’ payment information and gained access to their accounts.
As part of the operation, law enforcement officers conducted 239 searches and seized nearly 600 pieces of computer equipment. Thousands of phishing links were also blocked, and 300 Telegram channels with a total reach of over 5,000 subscribers were shut down.
As a result of these measures, 23 individuals were notified of their status as suspects, and eight suspects were detained. For four of them, the court ordered pretrial detention. Another five criminal cases were sent to court with indictments.
The police noted that employees of the National Bank of Ukraine and JSC “Universal Bank” (monobank) assisted in exposing the perpetrators.
This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine.
As a reminder, fraudsters were exposed in Kyiv who swindled people out of over ₴3 million under the guise of selling dietary supplements.
Earlier, police investigators in Odesa region concluded an investigation into three men suspected of large-scale fraud involving the sale of nonexistent luxury cars. According to the investigation, the perpetrators defrauded 14 citizens from various regions of Ukraine of nearly 2 million UAH.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained two men suspected of defrauding the 13-year-old daughter of a military servicemember. The perpetrators forced the girl to hand over the family’s savings, totaling approximately 2.5 million UAH.
As a reminder, in Zaporizhzhia, a pretrial investigation was completed into an organized group whose members posed as employees of Kazakhstani bank security services and tricked citizens into revealing their bank card details, after which they embezzled their funds.
In Volyn, the State Bureau of Economic Security (SBES) uncovered tax evasion totaling nearly ₴28 million in the flower business.
