Latest Europol news

SIM hijackers arrested after stealing millions from US celebrities

Ten men part of a criminal gang involved in series of SIM swapping attacks targeting high-profile victims in the United States were arrested in the UK, Malta, and Belgium.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 10, 2021
- 10:34 AM
- 0
Europol: Emotet malware will uninstall itself on April 25th

Law enforcement has started to distribute an Emotet module to infected devices that will uninstall the malware on March 25th, 2021.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 27, 2021
- 02:56 PM
- 1
Emotet botnet disrupted after global takedown operation

The infrastructure of today's most dangerous botnet built by cybercriminals using the Emotet malware was taken down following an international coordinated action coordinated by Europol and Eurojust.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 27, 2021
- 07:57 AM
- 1
Safe-Inet, Insorg VPN services shut down by law enforcement

Law enforcement agencies around the world in a coordinated effort took down and seized the infrastructure supporting Safe-Inet and Insorg VPN and proxy services known for catering cybercriminal activity.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 22, 2020
- 01:57 PM
- 2
Europol launches new decryption platform for law enforcement

Europol and the European Commission have launched a new decryption platform that will help boost Europol's ability to gain access to information stored in encrypted media collected during criminal investigations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2020
- 01:01 PM
- 2
Hundreds arrested after encrypted messaging network takeover

European law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds of suspects in several countries including France, Netherlands, the UK, Norway, and Sweden after infiltrating the EncroChat encrypted mobile communication network used by organized crime groups.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 02, 2020
- 11:01 AM
- 0
InfinityBlack hacker group dismantled by European authorities

Europol announced today that Polish and Swiss law enforcement authorities dismantled the 'InfinityBlack' hacker group after arresting five of its members in Poland on April 29, 2020.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 05, 2020
- 12:40 PM
- 2
Europol Dismantles SIM Swap Criminal Groups That Stole Millions

Europol arrested suspects part of two SIM swapping criminal groups in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies from Spain, Austria, and Romania following two recent investigations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 13, 2020
- 01:09 PM
- 0
GozNym Gang Members Behind $100 Million Damages Sentenced

Three members of a cybercrime group that used the GozNym banking Trojan to steal millions from U.S. businesses were sentenced today in parallel and multi-national prosecutions in Pittsburgh and Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 20, 2019
- 02:05 PM
- 0
Over 30,500 Online Piracy Sites Shut Down in Global Operation

Europol announced today that 30,506 Internet domain names have been shut down for distributing counterfeit and pirated items, as part of a joint global operation between law enforcement authorities from the EU and the United States.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 02, 2019
- 08:15 AM
- 0
BestMixer.io Service Shut Down For Laundering $200 Million+

After a yearlong investigation, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) shut down Bestmixer.io today, one of the largest cryptocurrency laundering platform in the world, with the help of Europol and Luxembourg law enforcement authorities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 22, 2019
- 11:40 AM
- 1
GozNym Cybercrime Group Behind $100 Million Damages Dismantled

Ten members of the GozNym cybercriminal group which used the Avalanche malware distribution network to launch malware attacks against businesses and financial institutions were indicted today for computer fraud conspiracy, wire and bank fraud conspiracy, and money laundering.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 16, 2019
- 09:17 AM
- 0
Jokeroo Ransomware as a Service Pulls an Exit Scam

Since May 7th, 2019, the Tor sites for the Jokeroo Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) have started displaying a notice stating that their server was seized by the Royal Thai Police in conjunction with the Dutch National Police and Europol. It turns out that this notice is fake and the RaaS is performing an exit scam.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 09, 2019
- 02:24 PM
- 0
Police Forces Team Up To Hunt Down Users of DDoS Services

Police forces across the world have issued a warning for individuals turning to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms to disrupt the online activity of various organizations. Their message is simple: we are dedicated to tracking you down and bringing you to justice.
- Ionut Ilascu
- January 30, 2019
- 06:08 AM
- 0
Europol Dismantles One of the Internet's Oldest Hacker Groups

Europol, French, UK, and Thai police arrested eight people they suspect to have been involved or to have been part of a notorious hacker group known as Rex Mundi (Latin for "King of the World").
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 15, 2018
- 06:56 PM
- 2
Kaspersky Halts Europol and NoMoreRansom Project Co-Op After EU Parliament Vote

Kaspersky Lab announced it was temporarily halting its cooperation with Europol following the voting of a controversial motion in the European Parliament today.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13, 2018
- 05:55 PM
- 3
Europol Shuts Down World's Largest DDoS-for-Hire Service

Europol officials have shut down WebStresser, a website where users could register and launch DDoS attacks after paying for a monthly plan, with prices starting as low as €15 ($18.25).
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 25, 2018
- 08:25 AM
- 1
Leader of Carbanak (Cobalt) Hacker Group Who Stole Over €1BIL Arrested in Spain

Europol announced today that Spanish police has arrested a man suspect of being the mastermind behind the Carbanak hacking group, known for some of the biggest bank cyber-heists in recent years.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 26, 2018
- 08:51 AM
- 0
Crooks Reused Passwords on the Dark Web, so Dutch Police Hijacked Their Accounts

Dutch Police are aggressively going after Dark Web vendors using data they collected from the recently seized Hansa Market.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 27, 2017
- 02:30 AM
- 0
Police Arrest Owner and Six Customers of Malware Crypter Service

Europol announced today that police across Europe arrested six users who were customers of a malware crypter service and a counter anti-virus platform developed by a 22-year-old German man.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 14, 2017
- 12:05 PM
- 0