February 4, 2024 at 12:19PM
An INTERPOL-led operation named Synergia identified 1,300 suspicious IP addresses and URLs associated with phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks. Involving 60 law enforcement agencies across 55 countries, the effort led to the takedown of over 1,300 malicious servers, resulting in the arrest of 70 suspects. These actions demonstrate INTERPOL’s commitment to combatting cybercrime.
Certainly! Here are the key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– An INTERPOL-led operation, codenamed Synergia, targeted phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks.
– The operation involved 60 law enforcement agencies from 55 member countries.
– It led to the identification of 1,300 suspicious IP addresses and URLs.
– Over 1,300 malicious servers were detected, with 70% already taken down in Europe. Hong Kong and Singapore authorities took down 153 and 86 servers, respectively.
– 70 suspects have been identified, and 31 have been arrested from Europe, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.
– Singapore-headquartered Group-IB also contributed to the operation, identifying over 500 IP addresses hosting phishing resources and more than 1,900 IP addresses associated with ransomware, Trojans, and banking malware operations.
– The rogue infrastructure was hosted in various countries, with the resources distributed across more than 200 web hosting providers worldwide.
– The meeting notes also highlighted other recent actions undertaken by INTERPOL to combat cybercrime, including interventions related to human trafficking-fueled fraud and various arrests for offenses such as human trafficking, passport forgery, corruption, telecommunications fraud, and sexual exploitation.
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