Interpol reported that as part of an international law enforcement operation known as Operation Synergia II, it had detained 41 people and taken down 1,037 servers and infrastructure operating on 22,000 IP addresses that enabled crimes.
41 people connected to a variety of crimes, such as ransomware, phishing, and identity theft, were arrested during the operation, which took place across 95 nations between April and August 2024.
Over 30,000 suspicious IP addresses were identified as a result of the enforcement action, which Interpol said was supported by intelligence from private cybersecurity companies such as Group-IB, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, and Team Cymru.
In the end, almost 76 percent of those were removed, 59 servers were confiscated, and 43 electronic devices were seized; these will be analysed to recover more evidence.
Along with the 41 people who were taken into custody, the authorities are also looking into an additional 65 people who may have been involved in illegal activity.
Highlights of the operation based on location are listed below:
Hong Kong (China): More than 1,037 servers connected to malicious services were taken down by police.
Mongolia: carried out 21 home searches, confiscated a server, and located 93 people involved in illicit computer activity.
Macau (China): 291 servers were taken offline by police.
Madagascar: Eleven people were found to have connections to malicious servers, and eleven electronic devices were confiscated for further examination.
Estonia: Over 80GB of server data was confiscated by police, who collaborated with INTERPOL to examine information pertaining to banking malware and phishing.
“The global nature of cybercrime requires a global response, which is evident by the support member countries provided to Operation Synergia II. Together, we’ve not only dismantled malicious infrastructure but also prevented hundreds of thousands of potential victims from falling prey to cybercrime,” said Neal Jetton, Interpol’s Director of the Cybercrime Directorate.
According to the law enforcement agency, generative AI is being used to improve phishing operations, and information stealers are being employed more frequently as preludes to ransomware attacks—last year, their use increased by 70%.
According to Interpol’s release, this action is a priority because ransomware, phishing, and info-stealer software are currently among the most serious cyberthreats.
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