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Police arrests 270 dark web vendors, buyers in global crackdown
Police arrested 270 suspects following an international law enforcement action codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ that targeted dark web vendors and customers from ten countries. National authorities in Europe, South America, Asia, and the United States have also seized over €184 million ($207M) in cash and cryptocurrency, more than 2 tonnes of drugs (including amphetamines, cocaine, ketamine, opioids, and cannabis), and over…
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Police takes down 300 servers in ransomware supply-chain crackdown
In the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an international law enforcement operation, national authorities from seven countries seized 300 servers and 650 domains used to launch ransomware attacks. “From 19 to 22 May, authorities took down some 300 servers worldwide, neutralised 650 domains, and issued international arrest warrants against 20 targets, dealing a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain,”…
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8Base ransomware members snared in global police crackdown
Four Russian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the 8Base ransomware group after a joint police operation by 14 countries. The suspects were arrested in Phuket, Thailand, and charged with a number of offenses, potentially carrying decades in prison. At the same time, 27 servers linked to the criminal network were taken down. The gang was deploying…
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