Europol on Friday announced the takedown of the infrastructure associated with Ragnar Locker ransomware, alongside the arrest of a “key target” in France. “In an action carried out between 16 and 20 October, searches were conducted in Czechia, Spain, and Latvia,” the agency said. “The main perpetrator, suspected of being a developer of the Ragnar […]
In an operation that was coordinated by Europol and included nine nations, law enforcement officials were successful in seizing the illicit dark web marketplace known as “Monopoly Market” and arresting 288 people engaged in the purchase or sale of narcotics via the use of the dark web. A total of 117 guns, 850 kg of […]
A decryptor for the LockerGoga ransomware has been made available by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with Europol, the No More Ransom project, and Zurich law enforcement authorities. Identified in January 2019, LockerGoga drew headlines for its attacks against the Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro. It’s said to have infected more than 1,800 victims […]
Europol on Tuesday announced the dismantling of an organized crime group that dabbled in phishing, fraud, scams, and money laundering activities. The cross-border operation, which involved law enforcement authorities from Belgium and the Netherlands, saw the arrests of nine individuals in the Dutch nation. The suspects are men between the ages of 25 and 36 […]
An operation coordinated by Europol led to the seizure of RaidForums, one of the largest hacking forums in the world, in addition to the arrest of its main administrator. Operation TOURNIQUET, involving agents from law enforcement in the U.S. and Europe, cut short this cybercriminal infrastructure, dedicated to the purchase and sale of hacking tools, […]
This week, Romanian police arrested two individuals accused of deploying cyberattacks using the REvil ransomware variant, also known as Sodinokibi, as part of Operation GoldDust. In total, the defendants allegedly participated in 5,000 attacks, profiting hundreds of thousands of dollars. Coordinated by Europol, Operation GoldDust has led to the arrest of multiple members of different […]
A ransomware gang has been arrested recently in Ukraine, the gang has two members and both of them were arrested. This was a joint international law enforcement operation that was conducted by several law enforcement agencies with the coordination of Europol. The threat actors were arrested on September 28, in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. And after […]
According to Europol, most of the suspected members are Italian nationals, some of whom have links to mafia organizations. The Europol, European Union’s law enforcement agency, announced on Monday that they arrested 106 individuals and seized their assets over their involvement in high-profile cyber and physical crimes. The arrests were made in Italy and Spain. […]
An investigation coordinated by Europol led to the dismantling of a complex cybercriminal network linked to the Italian mafia, which operated dozens of frauds that generated losses of up to 10 million Euros during 2020. The agency, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies in Italy and Spain, detected this fraudulent operation operating crimes such as […]
Europol announced that it will initiate legal proceedings against 23 people accused of participating in a business email engagement (BEC) operation that would have resulted in losses of up to $1.2 million USD. The charges against the suspects were filed after multiple raids in Ireland, Romania and the Netherlands. This campaign began with the sending […]
In a press release, Europol announced the arrest of two Belarusian citizens identified as the main responsible for a jackpotting campaign at ATMs in Europe, which allowed them to steal around 230 thousand Euros. These cybercriminals gained access to ATM cables by drilling small holes in them to connect directly to the attacking machine in […]
The operation was carried out against fraudsters trying to monetize stolen credit card data on the internet’s seedy underbelly
The European Union Law Enforcement Cooperation Agency (Europol) recently announced the implementation of a series of joint efforts with U.S. and Canadian law enforcement agencies to stop the activities of buyers and sellers of illegal merchandise and digital material in dark web platforms, mentioned the ethical hacking training experts from the International Institute of Cyber […]
If you were a buyer of any online DDoS-for-hire service, you might be in trouble. After taking down and arresting the operators of the world’s biggest DDoS-for-hire service last year, the authorities are now in hunt for customers who bought the service that helped cyber criminals launch millions of attacks against several banks, government institutions, […]
The arrest of a 25-year-old French man in Thailand apparently seals the fate of Rex Mundi, a hack-and-extort collective that operated since at least 2012
Cyber criminals are targeting ATM machines through the banks’ networks, the operations involve squads of money mules for the cashout. The Europe’s policing agency warns of a rise of cyber attacks against ATM machines. Criminal organizations are targeting ATM machines through the banks’ networks, the operations involve squads of money mules for the cashout. “The malware being used has […]
Authorities have conducted a large-scale operation against cyber criminals in several European countries. As a result, 6 people have been arrested while 36 have been questioned after Europol, Germany’s Kriminalinspektion Mayen, the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) raided 20 houses in Cyprus, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom between 5th […]
27 people have been arrested by the Europol for jackpotting attacks on ATM across many countries in Europe. Europol has arrested 27 people accused of being involved in a series of successful black box attacks against ATMs across Europe. Since 2016, these attacks have resulted in more than €45 million in losses.“The efforts of a […]
Since the emergence of Mirai IoT botnet, there have been a noticeable increase in DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) and it looks like authorities are eager to take on culprits behind these attacks. In a statement released by Europol’s press service on Monday, it has been announced that Europol itself and with the help of US […]
Europol have been working alongside a number of European law enforcement authorities in an attempt to crackdown against the use of Remote Access Trojans.
Today’s arrests are part of a co-ordinated Europol initiative to crack down on all levels of computer crime. Norway’s Kripos national criminal investigation service today announced the arrest of five males, aged between 16 and 24 years, for possessing, using, and selling malware. Police say they have seized “substantial amounts” of computer equipment for analysis, […]