Europol together with partners from across the globe today announces a landmark blow to cybercriminal networks as part of Operation Endgame, a sweeping international operation targeting the criminal infrastructure behind ransomware and malware like SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC. In coordinated actions over the past two weeks, key components of these malicious toolkits were dismantled as part of a public-private effort.
This included law enforcement from Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, the US software company Microsoft and other private partners, with the international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust. The main common goal was to disrupt the “assembly lines” cybercriminals use to launch ransomware, financial fraud, and attacks on critical infrastructure.
Read more…
Source: EUROPOL
Sign up for the Cyber Security Review Newsletter
The latest cyber security news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud
April 18, 2024
Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say younger people who grew up with the internet were the most likely to fall for the “phishing” scam. The technology allowed ...
- DHS: Applications Open for FY24 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grants
April 15, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Administered by the DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the TVTP Grant Program is the only federal government grant ...
- More than 3 000 law enforcement authorities now connected to Europol
April 12, 2024
As of today, over 3 000 law enforcement authorities from more than 70 countries and international entities are connected to Europol’s secure information exchange channel, known as SIENA (‘Secure Information Exchange Network Application’). The platform enables the swift exchange of operational and strategic information among Europol, EU Member States and partner countries with which Europol has ...
- Northern Ireland: No disciplinary action over multimillion-pound PSNI data breach
April 11, 2024
Jon Boutcher said the error that is set to cost hundreds of millions of pounds was due to a systems failure, as he insisted he not would preside over a “blame culture” within the PSNI. In August last year the details of almost 9,500 PSNI officers and staff were mistakenly published in response to a Freedom ...
- Unveiling the Fallout: Operation Cronos’ Impact on LockBit Following Landmark Disruption
April 3, 2024
The RaaS group LockBit that has been in operation since early 2020, grew to become one of the largest RaaS groups in the ransomware ecosphere and was responsible for 25% to 33% of all ransomware attacks in 2023. The group has claimed thousands of victims and was, by far, the biggest financial threat actor group in ...
- HPSCI: Bill Seeks to Expand Surveillance Powers to Combat International Drug Trafficking
March 30, 2024
In a significant move on Capitol Hill, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), both serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, this week introduced a groundbreaking bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering the United States’ efforts against international drug trafficking networks. The Enhancing Intelligence Collection on Foreign Drug Traffickers Act of 2024 proposes ...