Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks

A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on December 19, 2012. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime.

It is the latest international operation aimed at disrupting malware and ransomware operations. It followed a massive takedown in 2021 of a botnet called Emotet, Eurojust said. A botnet is a network of hijacked computers typically used for malicious activity.“Operation Endgame does not end today. New actions will be announced on the website Operation Endgame," Europol said in a statement.

Eurojust said that one of the main suspects earned cryptocurrency worth at least 69 million euros by renting out criminal infrastructure for spreading ransomware. “This approach had a global impact on the dropper ecosystem," Europol said. “The malware, whose infrastructure was taken down during the action days, facilitated attacks with ransomware and other malicious software.”“This operation shows that you always leave tracks, nobody is unfindable, even online,” Stan Duijf, of the Dutch National Police, said in a video statement.

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