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Hundreds of victims in dozens of countries and losses of millions of euros. Now hackers will answer for their crimes.
In a joint operation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven countries arrested key members of a cybercrime group in Ukraine that distributes ransomware and is responsible for attacks on various organizations in 71 countries. Members of this criminal network performed a variety of roles, including hacking IT networks and laundering cryptocurrencies.
As a result, using ransomware programs such as LockerGoga, MegaCortex, HIVE and Dharma, attackers managed to paralyze the activities of major corporations around the world. Hackers often used TrickBot, Cobalt Strike, and PowerShell Empire tools to initially compromise and then move through compromised networks.
The investigation revealed that during its activities, the group encrypted more than 250 servers of large corporations, causing losses of hundreds of millions of euros.
On November 21, coordinated raids were carried out in Kiev, Cherkasy, Rivne and Vinnytsia, which led to the arrest of the 32-year-old leader of the group and four of his accomplices. The investigation involved more than 20 investigators from Norway, France, Germany and the United States. Europol has even set up a virtual command center in the Netherlands.
During the searches, computer equipment, cars, bank and SIM cards, as well as cryptocurrency assets were seized. The operation is a continuation of the 2021 arrests, when 12 people were detained in connection with attacks on 1,800 victims in 71 countries.
An international police operation launched by the French authorities in September 2019 is focused on finding threats on the territory of Ukraine. The operation involved Europol, Eurojust, as well as law enforcement agencies in Norway, France, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.
In a joint operation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven countries arrested key members of a cybercrime group in Ukraine that distributes ransomware and is responsible for attacks on various organizations in 71 countries. Members of this criminal network performed a variety of roles, including hacking IT networks and laundering cryptocurrencies.
As a result, using ransomware programs such as LockerGoga, MegaCortex, HIVE and Dharma, attackers managed to paralyze the activities of major corporations around the world. Hackers often used TrickBot, Cobalt Strike, and PowerShell Empire tools to initially compromise and then move through compromised networks.
The investigation revealed that during its activities, the group encrypted more than 250 servers of large corporations, causing losses of hundreds of millions of euros.
On November 21, coordinated raids were carried out in Kiev, Cherkasy, Rivne and Vinnytsia, which led to the arrest of the 32-year-old leader of the group and four of his accomplices. The investigation involved more than 20 investigators from Norway, France, Germany and the United States. Europol has even set up a virtual command center in the Netherlands.
During the searches, computer equipment, cars, bank and SIM cards, as well as cryptocurrency assets were seized. The operation is a continuation of the 2021 arrests, when 12 people were detained in connection with attacks on 1,800 victims in 71 countries.
An international police operation launched by the French authorities in September 2019 is focused on finding threats on the territory of Ukraine. The operation involved Europol, Eurojust, as well as law enforcement agencies in Norway, France, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.
