Cybercrime Microsoft and Allies Smash Shared Infrastructure of Amadey and StealC Malware Hundreds of C&C servers were disrupted in an operation involving law enforcement and several cybersecurity companies. Eduard KovacsJune 24, 2026
Cybercrime Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown The phishing-as-a-service platform was used to send fraudulent emails to over 500,000 organizations every month. Eduard KovacsMarch 4, 2026
Tracking & Law Enforcement 1,000+ Servers Hit in Law Enforcement Takedown of Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, Elysium An individual believed to have been involved in the operation of VenomRAT was arrested recently in Greece. Eduard KovacsNovember 13, 2025
Fraud & Identity Theft 18 Arrested in Crackdown on Credit Card Fraud Rings Between 2016 and 2021, the suspects defrauded 4.3 million cardholders in 193 countries of €300 million (~$346 million). Ionut ArghireNovember 7, 2025
Fraud & Identity Theft SIM Farm Dismantled in Europe, Seven Arrested The individuals ran a highly sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that caused roughly €5 million (~$5.8 million) in losses. Ionut ArghireOctober 20, 2025
Cybercrime Europol Says Qilin Ransomware Reward Fake A $50,000 reward from Europol for two members of the Qilin ransomware group is a ‘scam’, according to the law enforcement agency. Eduard KovacsAugust 21, 2025
Malware & Threats Europol Targets Customers of Smokeloader Pay-Per-Install Botnet Law enforcement agencies in multiple countries have announced the arrests of users of the malicious Smokeloader botnet. Ionut ArghireApril 10, 2025
Data Breaches Europol Investigating Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell Classified Data Europol is investigating a data breach, but says no core systems are impacted and no operational data has been compromised. Eduard KovacsMay 13, 2024
Cybercrime 3,500 Arrested, $300 Million Seized in International Crackdown on Online Fraud Authorities in 34 countries have cooperated to dismantle cyber-enabled scams as part of a six-month operation. Ionut ArghireDecember 20, 2023
Cybercrime Authorities Shut Down RagnarLocker Ransomware Infrastructure The RagnarLocker ransomware group’s dark web leak site has been seized in a coordinated law enforcement operation. Ionut ArghireOctober 20, 2023