Latest Police news

DPRK hacking groups breach South Korean defense contractors

The National Police Agency in South Korea issued an urgent warning today about North Korean hacking groups targeting defense industry entities to steal valuable technology information.
- Bill Toulas
- April 23, 2024
- 12:56 PM
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Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts

The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- March 19, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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Police arrest 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.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 20, 2024
- 06:30 AM
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LockBit ransomware disrupted by global police operation

Law enforcement agencies from 10 countries have disrupted the notorious LockBit ransomware operation in a joint operation known as ''Operation Cronos."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 19, 2024
- 04:38 PM
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Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns.
- Bill Toulas
- February 02, 2024
- 07:56 AM
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Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site

The police in Saxony, eastern Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the pirate site movie2k.to through a voluntary deposit to a state-controlled wallet.
- Bill Toulas
- January 31, 2024
- 02:58 PM
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Interpol operation arrests 3,500 cybercriminals, seizes $300 million

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation HAECHI IV' has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects of various lower-tier cybercrimes and seized $300 million in illicit proceeds.
- Bill Toulas
- December 19, 2023
- 02:09 PM
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Kelvin Security hacking group leader arrested in Spain

The Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the 'Kelvin Security' hacking group, which is believed to be responsible for 300 cyberattacks against organizations in 90 countries since 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- December 11, 2023
- 09:27 AM
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Police dismantle ransomware group behind attacks in 71 countries

In cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven nations have arrested in Ukraine the core members of a ransomware group linked to attacks against organizations in 71 countries.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 28, 2023
- 04:04 AM
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Police takes down BulletProftLink large-scale phishing provider

The notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that provided more than 300 phishing templates has been seized, the Royal Malaysian Police announced.
- Bill Toulas
- November 11, 2023
- 11:06 AM
- 0
Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized

The Austrian police have arrested 20 people across the country linked to an illegal IPTV network that, between 2016 and 2023, decrypted copyright-protected broadcasts and redistributed them to thousands of customers.
- Bill Toulas
- October 29, 2023
- 11:16 AM
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Spain arrests 34 cybercriminals who stole data of 4 million people

The Spanish National Police have dismantled a cybercriminal organization that carried out a variety of computer scams to steal and monetize the data of over four million people.
- Bill Toulas
- October 23, 2023
- 11:01 AM
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Manchester Police officers' data exposed in ransomware attack

United Kingdom's Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said earlier today that some of its employees' personal information was impacted by a ransomware attack that hit a third-party supplier.
- Bill Toulas
- September 14, 2023
- 11:13 AM
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Spain warns of LockBit Locker ransomware phishing attacks

The National Police of Spain is warning of an ongoing 'LockBit Locker' ransomware campaign targeting architecture companies in the country through phishing emails.
- Bill Toulas
- August 28, 2023
- 02:25 PM
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Interpol arrests 14 suspected cybercriminals for stealing $40 million

An international law enforcement operation led by Interpol has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals in an operation codenamed 'Africa Cyber Surge II,' launched in April 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- August 18, 2023
- 10:39 AM
- 0
Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards

Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine dismantled another massive bot farm linked to more than 100 individuals after searches at almost two dozen locations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2023
- 07:03 AM
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Police arrest suspect linked to notorius OPERA1ER cybercrime gang

Law enforcement has detained a suspect believed to be a key member of the OPERA1ER cybercrime group, which has targeted mobile banking services and financial institutions in malware, phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 05, 2023
- 10:16 AM
- 0
EncroChat takedown led to 6,500 arrests and $979 million seized

Europol announced today that the takedown of the EncroChat encrypted mobile communications platform has led to the arrest of over 6,600 people and the seizure of $979 million in illicit funds.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2023
- 10:20 AM
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IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer

A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer.
- Bill Toulas
- May 23, 2023
- 11:22 AM
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Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams.
- Bill Toulas
- May 09, 2023
- 05:29 PM
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