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Cracking down on cybercrime: Who you gonna call?
As cybercrime continues to grow, law enforcement agencies worldwide face increased challenges in safeguarding organizations and individuals. In this article, we highlight law …
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LockBit leader unmasked: US charges Russian national
Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev is “LockBitSupp”, the creator, developer and administator of the infamous LockBit ransomware group, according to UK, US and …
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Authorities take down LabHost, phishing-as-a-service platform
Law enforcement from 19 countries severely disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, known as LabHost. This year-long operation, coordinated at the …
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LockBit takedown: Infrastructure disrupted, criminals arrested, decryption keys recovered
In the wake of yesterday’s surprise law enforcement takeover of LockBit’s leak site, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol have shared more information …
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Law enforcement seizes ALPHV/Blackcat sites, offers decryptor to victims
The US Justice Department announced today a disruption campaign against the Blackcat/ALPHV ransomware group and let victims know that there is a decryptor they can use. FBI …
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Ukrainian ransomware gang behind high-profile attacks dismantled
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from seven countries have joined forces with Europol and Eurojust to dismantle and apprehend in Ukraine key figures behind significant …
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EncroChat dismantling lead to 6500 arrests, EUR 900 million seized
Worldwide, 6558 arrests follow the dismantling of EncroChat, a tool favored by organized crime groups (OCGs). 197 of those arrested were high-value targets. This result is …
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Europol details ChatGPT’s potential for criminal abuse
With the increased public interest in ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab took the matter seriously and conducted a series of workshops involving subject matter experts from …
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Law enforcement teams score major win against DoppelPaymer ransomware gang
In a joint effort, the German Regional Police, Ukrainian National Police, Europol, Dutch Police, and FBI joined forces on February 28, 2023, to take down the masterminds …
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Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal gang involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The …
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Authorities shut down HIVE ransomware infrastructure, provide decryption tools
Europol supported the German, Dutch and US authorities in taking down the infrastructure of the prolific HIVE ransomware. This international operation involved authorities …
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IRISSCERT brings eminent cybersecurity experts to its conference in Dublin
The Irish Reporting and Information Security Service’s (IRISSCERT) Conference on Cybercrime will be on the 10th of November 2022 in the Aviva stadium. This all-day conference …
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