A cyber crime group in Argentina used social media influencers to legitimize its illegal gambling websites seeking to launder money, an example of the growing variety of crimes committed with the help of common technology.
On October 8, the Specialized Prosecutorial Unit for Cyber Crime Investigations (la Unidad Fiscal Especializada en Investigaciones de Ciberdelito) in San Isidro raided a beach property housing a criminal structure that moved profits close to US$2.5 million from an illegal gambling website during a six month period.
The cyber gang recruited customers and promoted the illegal gambling site via an Instagram profile. They pushed their illegal services through influencers who were likely unaware of the illegal nature of the activity. The influencers later received requests from the Argentine justice system to testify about the facts in the case.
