Europol will demolish international infrastructure responsible for Ransomware. 3.5 million euros were recovered in crypt – Internet
“Cybercrimans around the world have suffered a great disruption after the Europol and Eurojust coordinated authority and the forces of judicial Ransomware reads a new chapter of Endgame by demolishing the key infrastructure responsible for the malware used by launching ransomware attacks.
This operation took place from May 19 to 22, 650 domains were neutralized, about 300 servers around the world. Officials have been sentenced to 20 goals that they have caused a big attack on the Ransomware network.
In the process of operation, the 3.5 million euros in cryptocurrencies have been seized by officers, increased by over 21.2 million euros of Operation Endgame. It should be noted that the previous stage of international operation was exactly a year ago in May 2024 against Botnets. Home searches and counted on PJ in arrests in Portugal.
A. The new phase focused on new variations of malware, as well as groups of heirs that rebounded after last year’s operation. The Europol statement pointed out that the operation was “reorganized by cyber crime, but strengthened the ability to accept the forces of power.”
AS The authorities are focusing on the initial access of malware, which is tools used by Cyber Crime Criminals to infiltrate into systems without initiating ransomware attacks,. When Europol stopped these entry points, researchers said that the cyberthell chain had been attacked at the beginning and that the entire “Cyber Crime Crime-A-Service” ecosystem was damaged.
With regard to neutralized malware resources, this list includes bumblebie, latrodectus, cuckboat, hijacked over, danabot, trickbot and wormuki. These variations are provided as other cybercrimans services, which are used to pave the way for large -scale Ramsonware attacks. 20 inmates suspect that the company’s main statistics and cybercrimal services are facilitated, some of them are part of the most desired list of European Union.
A. Europol said. Europol has supported the operation since the opening of the Europol, coordinating, operation and analytical support, the ability to track cryptocurrencies, and communication in various partners involved.
A. The new operation includes police researchers from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States. He was involved in the operation with Eurogene Judicial Support.
In the parallel note, the Europol highlights the Raptor operation, which has been detained by 270 suspects working on Dark Web on drug trafficking and criminal networks. They suspect that they have sold and purchased illegal products on the Dark Web in four continents.
A. Fake in marketplaces such as international network trafficking drugs, weapons and goods Nemesis, Tor 2 Door, Bohemia and Kingdom Markets. Encryptation tools and cryptocurrencies have been used to cover their tracks. This new operation will continue Specter operation was performed in 2023 This led to the detention of 288 accused and seizing 50 million euros.
