Interpol Disrupts Cybercrime Activity On 22,000 IP Addresses, Arrests 41 (bleepingcomputer.com) 4
During an operation across 95 countries from April to August 2024, Interpol arrested 41 individuals and dismantled over 1,000 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime. BleepingComputer reports: Interpol said its enforcement action was backed by intelligence provided by private cybersecurity firms like Group-IB, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, and Team Cymru, leading to the identification of over 30,000 suspicious IP addresses. Eventually, roughly 76% of those were taken down, 59 servers were seized, and 43 electronic devices were confiscated, which will be examined to retrieve additional evidence. In addition to the 41 individuals who were arrested, the authorities are also investigating another 65 persons suspected of associating with illicit activities.
Re:WHAT!? (Score:5, Informative)
The operation lead by Interpol spanned 95 countries. Maybe this includes Russia, but it was not highlighted in the official press release https://www.interpol.int/News-... [interpol.int]
However, given that Russia has stepped back in their collaboration with Interpol saying Interpol is unfriendly https://www.rferl.org/a/russia... [rferl.org] , it is probably that Interpol cannot right now ask collaboration of Russia in fighting cybercrime.
Who is who here? (Score:1)
"65 persons suspected of associating with illicit activities"
I'm not sure if I should be more scared of the suspects or suspectors.