The arrests were made in Spain, Portugal, and France in a coordinated effort by Brazilian Federal Police and European law enforcement agencies. European and Brazilian police joined hands to take…
Category: Europol
Authorities Take Down SMS-based FluBot Android Spyware
The takedown resulted from a global law enforcement operation involving eleven countries, headed by Europol’s European Cybercrime Center. The European Cybercrime Center/EC3 of Europol and law enforcement agencies from eleven…
Europol says it disabled FluBot botnet infecting 'huge' number of devices
Written by Suzanne Smalley Jun 2, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP The European Union’s law enforcement agency announced Wednesday that an operation involving 11 countries led to its recent takedown of a…
Justice Department seizes major cybercrime spot RaidForums
Written by Tonya Riley Apr 12, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP The Department of Justice seized popular online cybercriminal marketplace RaidForums, according to recently unsealed criminal charges against the website’s founder, Diogo…
International effort takes down VPN service, VPNLab, used for criminal activity
Written by AJ Vicens Jan 18, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP A virtual private network service used for malware distribution, ransomware operations and other cybercrime activities was taken offline Monday as law…
Romanian arrested for ransomware attack and data theft
Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country. The U.S. and European law enforcement authorities collaborated to arrest a suspected ransomware affiliate member…
Romanian ransomware suspect arrested in joint Europol, FBI operation
Written by AJ Vicens Dec 13, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP A Romanian man accused of using ransomware to target “high-profile” organizations and companies was arrested Monday as part of a joint…
Ransomware gang behind attacks on 100+ companies busted
Law enforcement authorities managed to seize millions in cryptocurrency and luxury vehicles owned by the ransomware gang. In an international coordinated operation, law enforcement authorities in Europe have arrested two…
ATM bombing suspect blew himself up while filming tutorial
The incident took place while the suspect was recording himself for a tutorial on how to bomb ATM (Automatic Teller Machines). In April 2021, the Dutch and German law enforcement…