Latest Europol news

Russian LockBit ransomware operator arrested in Canada

Europol has announced today the arrest of a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations and high-profile companies worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2022
- 10:31 AM
- 8
Police dismantles criminal ring that hacked keyless cars

Authorities from France, Latvia, and Spain arrested 31 suspects believed to be part of a car theft ring that targeted vehicles from two French car manufacturers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 17, 2022
- 10:52 AM
- 0
Bitdefender releases free decryptor for LockerGoga ransomware

Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help LockerGoga ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom.
- Bill Toulas
- September 16, 2022
- 11:09 AM
- 0
No More Ransom helps millions of ransomware victims in 6 years

The No More Ransom project celebrates its sixth anniversary today after helping millions of ransomware victims recover their files for free.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 26, 2022
- 09:38 AM
- 4
Phishing gang behind millions in losses dismantled by police

Members of a phishing gang behind millions of euros in losses were arrested today following a law enforcement operation coordinated by the Europol.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 21, 2022
- 12:50 PM
- 0
FluBot Android malware operation shutdown by law enforcement

Europol has announced the takedown of the FluBot operation, one of the largest and fastest-growing Android malware operations in existence.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2022
- 09:31 AM
- 0
RaidForums hacking forum seized by police, owner arrested

The RaidForums hacker forum, used mainly for trading and selling stolen databases, has been shut down and its domain seized by U.S. law enforcement during Operation TOURNIQUET, an action coordinated by Europol that involved law enforcement agencies in several countries.
- Ionut Ilascu
- April 12, 2022
- 10:51 AM
- 2
Europol dismantles massive call center investment scam operation

Europol has announced the arrest of 108 people suspected of being involved in an international call center operation that tricked victims into investment scams.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2022
- 09:48 AM
- 0
Europol shuts down VPN service used by ransomware groups

Law enforcement authorities from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider used by ransomware operators and malware actors.
- Bill Toulas
- January 18, 2022
- 06:55 AM
- 0
Europol ordered to erase data on those not linked to crime

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, has ordered Europol to erase personal data on individuals that haven't been linked to criminal activity.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 10, 2022
- 11:13 AM
- 0
Twitter account of FBI's fake chat app, ANOM seen trolling today

The Twitter account previously associated with the ANOM chat app is posting frivolous tweets this week. ANOM was a fake encrypted messaging platform created as part of a global sting operation led by the U.S. FBI, Australian Federal Police (AFP), and other law enforcement agencies to catch criminals.
- Ax Sharma
- December 30, 2021
- 07:20 AM
- 0
Police arrests ransomware affiliate behind high-profile attacks

Romanian law enforcement authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking and stealing sensitive info from the networks of multiple high-profile companies worldwide, including a large Romanian IT company with clients from the retail, energy, and utilities sectors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 13, 2021
- 07:51 AM
- 1
Europol: 18k money mules caught laundering money from online fraud

Europol has announced the arrest of 1,803 money mules out of 18,351 identified following an international money-laundering crackdown operation codenamed "EMMA 7."
- Bill Toulas
- December 01, 2021
- 06:06 AM
- 0
REvil ransomware affiliates arrested in Romania and Kuwait

Romanian law enforcement authorities have arrested two suspects believed to be Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware affiliates, allegedly responsible for infecting thousands of victims.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 08, 2021
- 09:51 AM
- 1
Police arrest hackers behind over 1,800 ransomware attacks

The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries.
- Bill Toulas
- October 29, 2021
- 05:07 AM
- 1
Ransomware operators behind hundreds of attacks arrested in Ukraine

Europol has announced the arrest of two men in Ukraine, said to be members of a prolific ransomware operation that extorted victims with ransom demands ranging between €5 to €70 million.
- Bill Toulas
- October 04, 2021
- 08:39 AM
- 2
No More Ransom saves almost €1 billion in ransomware payments in 5 years

The No More Ransom project celebrates its fifth anniversary today after helping over six million ransomware victims recover their files and saving them almost €1 billion in ransomware payments.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 26, 2021
- 09:24 AM
- 0
DoubleVPN servers, logs, and account info seized by law enforcement

An international law enforcement operation has seized the servers, data, and customer logs for DoubleVPN, a double-encryption service commonly used by threat actors to evade detection while performing malicious activities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 29, 2021
- 12:23 PM
- 4
FBI and AFP created a fake encrypted chat platform to catch criminals

In the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date, a joint international law enforcement created a fake end-to-end encrypted chat platform designed solely to catch criminals.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 08, 2021
- 11:08 AM
- 1
Europol 'unlocks' encrypted Sky ECC chat service to make arrests

European law enforcement authorities have made a large number of arrests after a joint operation involving the monitoring of organized crime communication channels over the Sky ECC encrypted chat.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 10, 2021
- 02:03 PM
- 0