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   Major Interpol operation takes thousands of infostealer sites offline, dozens   
   arrested   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:03:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Operation Secure sees dozens of arrests made in major campaign.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Dozens of people have been arrested, and thousands of IP addresses seized, in   
   an Interpol-led international law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting a   
   network of infostealers and other malware .    
      
   The international law enforcement agency said Operation Secure took place   
   between January and April 2025, and saw police agencies in 26 countries work   
   together to locate servers, map physical networks, and move in to disrupt   
   cybercriminal campaigns.    
      
   As a result, 32 people were arrested: 18 in Vietnam, 12 in Sri Lanka, and two   
   in Nauru, including the individual suspected to have been running the entire   
   operation, who was found with around $11,500 in cash, several SIM cards, and   
   business registration documents which, according to the Interpol, point to a   
   scheme to open and sell corporate accounts.   
      
   Servers, IP addresses, and gigs of data   
      
   In Hong Kong, the police analyzed more than 1,700 pieces of intelligence   
   shared by Interpol, which helped them identify 117 command-and-control    
   servers hosted on 89 internet service providers.    
      
   These servers were used as central hubs for different cybercriminal    
   campaigns, including phishing, fraud, and social media scams.    
      
   Aside from the arrests, the police also seized 41 servers and obtained more   
   than 100 GB of data.    
      
   Furthermore, it took down more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses linked to   
   information stealers, and identified 216,000 victims and potential victims,   
   some of whom have already been notified.    
      
   A few private cybersecurity companies also participated in the campaign, by   
   providing valuable intelligence: Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro.    
      
   Interpol continues to support practical, collaborative action against global   
   cyber threats, commented Neal Jetton, the agencys Director of Cybercrime.    
      
   Operation Secure has once again shown the power of intelligence sharing in   
   disrupting malicious infrastructure and preventing large-scale harm to both   
   individuals and businesses.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/major-interpol-operation-takes-thousand   
   s-of-infostealer-sites-offline-dozens-arrested   
      
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