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Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
Between 27 and 29 May 2024 Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters, targeted droppers including, IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot. The actions focused on disrupting criminal services through arresting High Value Targets, taking down the criminal infrastructures and freezing illegal proceeds. This approach had a global impact on the dropper ecosystem. The malware, whose infrastructure was taken down...
·europol.europa.eu·
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
Europol confirms web portal breach, says no operational data stolen
Europol confirms web portal breach, says no operational data stolen
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, confirmed that its Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) portal was breached and is now investigating the incident after a threat actor claimed they stole For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents containing classified data. #Breach #Computer #Data #EPE #Europol #InfoSec #Leak #Security #Theft
·bleepingcomputer.com·
Europol confirms web portal breach, says no operational data stolen
Operation PANDORA shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres
Operation PANDORA shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres
Operation PANDORA started with a bank teller in Freiburg, Germany. When in December 2023 a customer asked to withdraw over EUR 100 000 in cash, the bank teller grew suspicious and quickly learned the customer had fallen victim to a ‘fake police officer scam’. He informed the real police, which prevented the victim from handing the money over to the...
·europol.europa.eu·
Operation PANDORA shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres
Police arrests LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Police arrests LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation.
·bleepingcomputer.com·
Police arrests LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest ransomware operation
Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest ransomware operation
LockBit is widely recognised as the world’s most prolific and harmful ransomware, causing billions of euros worth of damage.This international sweep follows a complex investigation led by the UK National Crime Agency in the framework of an international taskforce known as ‘Operation Cronos’, coordinated at European level by Europol and Eurojust.The months-long operation has resulted in the compromise of LockBit’s...
·europol.europa.eu·
Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest ransomware operation
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme
The 29-year-old individual was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. Three properties were searched to gather evidence against the main suspect. The arrest comes after months of intensive collaboration between Ukrainian authorities, Europol and a cloud provider, who worked tirelessly to identify and locate the individual behind the widespread cryptojacking operation.The suspect is believed to have mined over USD...
·europol.europa.eu·
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme