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Four arrested in world’s largest malware network operation - Europol (www.euronews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Police arrested four people and took down 100 servers across Europe and North America in what Europol said was the biggest sweep against malware ever conducted.

Police arrested four people and took down 100 servers across Europe and North America in a major sweep against malware, Europol said.

The European Union’s law enforcement agency also said over 2,000 domains were now under the control of law enforcement.

Operation Endgame, which was carried out between May 27 and 29, was “the largest ever operation against botnets, which play a major role in the deployment of ransomware,” Europol said.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Three Ukrainian nationals and one Armenian were arrested, with ten more international arrest warrants also issued.

I'm guessing those "three Ukrainian nationals" have a lot more loyalty to Russia than their homeland. And I'm guessing I know where at least some of those other ten are located.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Criminals come in all shapes and colours. There's nothing hintingat a covert Russian OP.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apart from this being a global malware operation, you mean?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the Russians have a monopoly on botnets

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think when three Ukrainians and one Armenian were involved, it sure points towards Russia.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Eh, eastern Europe just has a lot of cybercrime around in general cause it pays better than real jobs in the area and getting visas is hard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

U cracked the case, interpol here you come.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't claim to be a master sleuth. However, I also am not so lazy that I can't type out a three-letter word when I post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i feel this as well, we may see proof that this is indeed right in the next days or weeks. Thanks for all the nice posts and comments, looks as if you were jet propelled !

Some members of Ommastrephidae are known for their jet-propelled flight, earning them the common name of "flying squid" 😋 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommastrephidae

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Yes, that is indeed how we propel ourselves out of the water. Then we glide on our fins!