#Europol
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #Europol, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers
Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national as KillSec's alleged lead operator; Operation KillSwitch seized 5 servers and 110TB of stolen data.
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Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old
Ten-nation Operation KillSwitch dismantled the KillSec RaaS gang, arresting a 16-year-old alleged administrator and seizing 110TB of stolen data.
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Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Gang Allegedly Led by 16-Year-Old
Police seized KillSec's ransomware leak site and arrested three suspects, including an alleged 16-year-old leader, recovering 110TB of stolen data.
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Spanish Police Take Down €140 Million Cyber Fraud Ring, Arrest Four
Spanish National Police, coordinating with Europol, Interpol, Portugal, and Panama, have dismantled a sophisticated cybercriminal organization responsible...
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In a First, a Court Takedown Goes After Two Cybercrime Tools at Once
Microsoft and Europol dismantled both StealC and Amadey simultaneously in a single RICO filing — the first time a court-authorized takedown has targeted...
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Three 'Cybercrime-as-a-Service' Operations Undercut by Microsoft and Law Enforcement
A two-week joint operation by Microsoft and Europol dismantled three major malware-as-a-service platforms — StealC, Amadey, and SocGholish — seizing 326...
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Amadey and StealC Malware Networks Disrupted, 27 Million Stolen Credentials Recovered
A coordinated law enforcement operation backed by Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET, and Microsoft has dismantled the infrastructure powering Amadey and StealC,...
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Amadey and StealC Malware Operations Disrupted in Operation Endgame Action
Microsoft, Europol, and international law enforcement partners have dismantled infrastructure supporting the Amadey malware loader and StealC infostealer...
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Microsoft and Europol Dismantle Three Cybercrime-as-a-Service Operations
Microsoft and Europol jointly targeted the full CaaS supply chain, seizing 300+ servers and disrupting SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC malware infrastructure.
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In Other News: Google Security Layoffs, AudiA6 Takedown, $400M Coupang Fine
This week's security roundup covers Google's controversial security team layoffs, Europol's dismantling of the AudiA6 ransomware crypto laundering...
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Europol Disrupts AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs
Europol has dismantled AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service described as a key financial pipeline for ransomware gangs and cybercriminal networks...
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Police Dismantles 9 Crime Groups in Illegal Streaming Crackdown
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown targeting…
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Europe Dismantles VPN Service Used by Cybercriminals to Hide Ransomware Attacks
European law enforcement has taken down First VPN, a privacy service that had been openly advertised on Russian-language cybercrime forums as a tool for...
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European Police Dismantles €50 Million Crypto Investment
Austrian and Albanian law enforcement jointly dismantled a large-scale cryptocurrency investment fraud operation estimated to have caused over €50 million...
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Operation Synergia III: Police Sinkhole 45,000 IPs in Global Cybercrime Crackdown
An international law enforcement operation codenamed Operation Synergia III has sinkholed 45,000 IP addresses and seized servers linked to ransomware,...
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Spanish-Ukrainian Police Bust Gambling Ring That Exploited
Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement dismantled a criminal organization that recruited war-displaced Ukrainian women to open bank accounts used to...
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Europol-Coordinated Action Dismantles Tycoon2FA — 330
An international coalition led by Europol and Microsoft has taken down Tycoon2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 87.5 million phishing...