Pierluigi Paganini
February 11, 2021
A total of eight criminals have been arrested on 9 February as a result of an international police operation into a series of SIM swapping attacks. Eight men were arrested in England and Scotland as part of a year-long international investigation into a series of SIM swapping attacks targeting high-profile victims in the United States. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2020
A global police sting dubbed Operation DisrupTor targeted vendors and buyers of illicit goods on the dark web, Europol announced. A coordinated operation conducted by law enforcement agencies across the world, dubbed Operation DisrupTor, targeted vendors and buyers of illicit goods on the dark web. The operation, led by the German federal criminal police, saw […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 04, 2020
A joint operation conducted by European police arrested hundreds of criminals after that agents infiltrated into EncroChat encrypted chat network. In a joint operation conducted by European and British law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of hundreds of alleged drug dealers and other crooks. The police infiltrated into a global network of an encrypted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2020
Europol arrested five members of the Infinity Black hacker group that were selling stolen user credentials and hacking tools. Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, today it has arrested five Polish hackers who were members of the Infinity Black hacking group. The joint operation coordinated by the Europol, saw the participation of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2020
Threat actors and criminal organizations continue to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to make money, Europol warns. Europol published a report that highlights how criminals organizations are adapting their operations attempting to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The trend is similar to the one observed during previous financial crises, but the speed of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 23, 2020
Operation Pangea is the name of a joint international operation lead by the Interpol that seized €13 million in counterfeit drugs for care. The Coronavirus outbreak is sustaining an unprecedented demand in hygiene products, surgical masks, and drugs that could care the COVID infection. The Europol announced the result of an international operation, dubbed Operation Pangea, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2019
Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, the agency shut down 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items. Europol announced the shutdown of 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items as part of the ‘In Our Sites’ (IOS) operation launched in 2014. The success is the result […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2019
A successful new operation was announced by Europol, it announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind Imminent Monitor RAT. Europol announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind the Imminent Monitor RAT, The Imminent Monitor RAT is a hacking tool that allows threat actors to remotely control the victim’s computers, it could […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 27, 2019
Law enforcement agencies arrested 79 people worldwide as part of the Global Airline Action Days operation to fight fraudulent online purchases of flight tickets An international operation of law enforcement to fight fraudulent online purchases of flight tickets resulted in the arrest of 79 people as part of the Global Airline Action Days (GAAD). Crooks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 16, 2019
A joint effort by international law enforcement agencies from 6 different countries has dismantled the crime gang behind the GozNym banking malware. GozNym banking malware is considered one of the most dangerous threats to the banking industry, experts estimated it allowed to steal nearly $100 million from over 41,000 victims across the globe for years. “An […]
