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Ransomware

Teenager accused of running KillSec ransomware gang arrested as police seize servers

Europol says three suspects were detained and eight searches carried out across four countries, taking down the leak site of a group tied to around 1,000 attacks.

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Ransomware

A 16-Year-Old Is Suspected of Running KillSec, One of Ransomware's Busiest Criminal Groups

European police arrested three people and seized servers after a year-long investigation into roughly 1,000 cyberattacks. The alleged ringleader is a Romanian teenager.

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Dark web marketplace interface in ruins with seized banners overlaid, LockBit's reputation metrics plummeting on charts, ransom payment flows cut off, server eq
Ransomware

How the FBI Took Down LockBit by Destroying the One Thing Criminals Can't Easily Replace: Trust

Operation Cronos didn't just seize servers. It turned LockBit's own website against its partners, shattered the group's reputation, and cut US ransom payments by 79 percent in the second half of 2024.

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Policy & Regulation

Europol Pulls 4,340 Links Tied to 'The Com' Extortion Network

A nine-country push targets an online ecosystem that grooms minors, spreads violence manuals, and has been linked to ransomware attacks on Marks & Spencer and Las Vegas casinos.

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Threat Intelligence

How a Spanish Cybercrime Gang Stole €140 Million and Almost Got Away With It

Spanish police, working with partners across Europe and beyond, dismantled a fraud network that used fake boss emails, phony investment sites, and nearly a thousand bank accounts to steal the equivalent of $161 million from ordinary people and businesses.

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Threat Intelligence

Spanish police dismantle €140 million fraud ring that drained company bank accounts

Four arrests across Spain, Portugal and Panama close down a laundering network that pushed nearly €100 million through 800 bank accounts, much of it stolen through fake CEO emails.

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Threat Intelligence

Operation Endgame Hits Amadey and StealC, Pulls 27M Credentials From Loader Infrastructure

Europol-led takedown dismantled command servers behind two prolific malware-as-a-service families, with Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET and Microsoft providing technical support.

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