In Kyiv, the SSU jointly with the SBI have shut down another ‘private detective agency’ involved in crime.

The ‘detectives’ sold confidential information from state databases and for money illegally surveilled residents.

The investigation established that the unlawful activity had been organized by a former employee of one of the law enforcement agencies.

Posing as a legitimate business, the dealers sold citizens’ personal data, including information from the law enforcement’s closed information systems.

In addition to passport data, the ‘full package’ included phone and car numbers, border crossings, administrative and criminal offences, and if the persons of interest were under any investigation.

The SSU documented the agency’s criminal activity in stages and detained its head and his accomplice, a serving police officer, when they received money from a ‘customer’.

During the searches at the suspects’ homes, the SSU found:

• mobile phones, SIM cards and computers with evidence of the crime;
• devices for covert surveillance;
• bank cards used to receive payment for their ‘services’.

Based on the evidence, both detained offenders have been notified of suspicion under Article 362.3 of the CCU (unauthorized actions with information processed in computers, automated systems, computer networks or stored on data carriers, committed by a person entitled to access it).

The investigation is ongoing.

The SSU is verifying if the suspects sold confidential information to russia.

The SSU carried out the operation and investigative actions jointly with the SBI and the National Police under the supervision of Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office.