INTERPOL

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2022
Internationa police operation led to the arrest of the SilverTerrier gang leader

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the suspected leader of the SilverTerrier cybercrime group as a result of an international operation. The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the suspected leader of the SilverTerrier cybercrime gang (aka TMT) after a year-long investigation codenamed “Operation Delilah.” SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014 and focuses on BEC […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. Interpol has coordinated an international operation, code-named Operation HAEICHI-II, that led to the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling. The INTERPOL published […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2021
Reading INTERPOL the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa. The report aims at providing information about the most prevalent threats in Africa, a continent that is particularly […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2021
Operation Lyrebird: Group-IB assists INTERPOL in identifying suspect behind numerous cybercrimes worldwide

Group-IB supported INTERPOL in its Operation Lyrebird that allowed to identify a threat actor presumably responsible for multiple attacks. Group-IB, one of the leading providers of solutions dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, identifying online fraud, investigation of high-tech crimes and intellectual property protection, has supported INTERPOL in its Operation Lyrebird that resulted in the identification and apprehension of a threat actor presumably responsible for multiple attacks, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2021
Interpol has intercepted $83 million from financial cyber crimes

Interpol has intercepted $83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to the accounts used by crooks. An operation conducted by Interpol, codenamed HAECHI-I, conducted by more than 40 officers in the Asia Pacific region over six months period allowed to intercept a total of USD 83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2020
FBI and Interpol shut down some servers of Joker’s Stash carding marketplace

Joker’s Stash, the largest carding marketplace online, was shut down by a coordinated operation conducted by the FBI and the Interpol. Joker’s Stash, the largest carding marketplace online, was shut down as a result of a coordinated operation conducted by the FBI and the Interpol. The Joker’s Stash carding platform has been active since October […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2020
Interpol: Goldfish Alpha operation reduces cryptojacking by 78%

An operation coordinated by Interpol, dubbed Goldfish Alpha, dismantled an illegal cryptocurrency network operating in Southeast Asia Interpol announced that it has coordinated a successful international operation aimed at removing cryptocurrency miners that infected routers located in Southeast Asia. The operation sees the contribution of Trend Micro, law enforcement and CERTs from ASEAN countries, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2017
Cybercrime – Interpol shutdown nearly 9,000 C&C servers in Asia hacked with a WordPress plug exploit

The Interpol located and shut down nearly 9,000 Command and control servers located in Asia and hacked with a WordPress plug-in exploit. An investigation conducted by the Interpol resulted in the identification of nearly 9,000 command and control servers located in Asia. The law enforcement body operated with the support of private partners, including Kaspersky Lab, Cyber Defense Institute, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2015
‘In Our Sites’ Operation seized 999 websites offering counterfeit goods

Operation In Our sites  VI (IOS) – Law enforcement from 27 nations collaborated to take down 37,479 counterfeit sites on biggest web takedown ever. Nearly one thousand websites have been seized by law enforcement agencies following the international operation In Our Sites (IOS) VI. The websites were offering for sale counterfeit merchandise online to consumers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2015
Interpol is training Police officers to fight crime on the Darknet

Police officers from dozen countries have just completed the first training program on Darknets, Tor hidden services and illegal marketplaces. Cybercrime becomes even more sophisticated and explores new technologies for its illegal activities. A growing problem for law enforcement agencies world worldwide is to track illegal activities in the Dark Web. Not only cyber criminals, but also groups […]