Australian cyber experts' tip leads to Perth hacker group arrests
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:55 · Archive
Australian cyber experts tipped off authorities to alleged hacker group TeamPCP operating from Perth, leading to two arrests.
Australian cyber experts alerted the FBI and Australian Federal Police to an alleged global hacker group called TeamPCP operating from Perth. Following their tip-off, authorities launched a formal investigation that connected to other countries.
Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, from Cottesloe and Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, from Mandurah were arrested in August. The investigation linked a young man from the affluent seaside suburb of Cottesloe to TeamPCP. The group allegedly established a 'scary' reputation and had been operating since mid-2025.
TeamPCP allegedly targeted technology infrastructure and supply chains, then sold the credentials it obtained. The group also engaged in extortion and collaborated with other threat actor groups, publishing victim names on a public leak site and threatening disclosure of stolen data. The alleged hackers stole sensitive information from over 1,000 businesses and government agencies across the globe. An FBI warning from July stated that organisations should treat exfiltrated data as a persistent risk, as affiliated threat actors are likely to weaponise them long after the initial compromise.
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- Aussie cyber experts’ tip-off lead FBI and AFP to alleged hacker groupA team of Aussie cyber tech experts tipped off authorities about an alleged global hacker group believed to be operating from Perth.The West Australian · 10 Oct, 06:35
- Aussie cyber experts’ tip-off lead FBI and AFP to alleged hacker groupA team of Aussie cyber tech experts tipped off authorities about an alleged global hacker group believed to be operating from Perth.Perth Now · 10 Oct, 06:35
In this story: TeamPCP · FBI · Australian Federal Police · Ruben Ian Thomson · Louis Michael Gaebler · Perth · Cottesloe · Mandurah
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