
Fraudsters behind €460 million crypto scam arrested in Spain
Spanish authorities arrested five members of a criminal network responsible for laundering €460 million stolen through global cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes. Source: …

Police shut down long-running dark web drug market
Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled Archetyp Market, the most enduring dark web drug market, following a large-scale operation involving six countries, …

Cybercriminals are turning stolen data into a thriving black market
Cybercriminals are stealing data and running full-scale businesses around it. Europol’s latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report reveals how personal …

DanaBot botnet disrupted, QakBot leader indicted
Operation Endgame, mounted by law enforcement and judicial authorities from the US, Canada and the EU, continues to deliver positive results by disrupting the DanaBot botnet …

Lumma Stealer Malware-as-a-Service operation disrupted
A coordinated action by US, European and Japanese authorities and tech companies like Microsoft and Cloudflare has disrupted the infrastructure behind Lumma Stealer, the most …

Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk
Phone theft is a rising issue worldwide, and it’s more than just a property crime. It’s a serious cybersecurity threat. In the UK alone, the Metropolitan Police seizes 1,000 …

How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld
Europol has released its 2025 report on serious and organized crime in the EU. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) is based on intelligence from EU …

8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized
The Thai police has arrested four individuals suspected of being the leaders of the 8Base ransomware group and of stealing approximately $16 million from 1,000+ victims they …

27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement
As part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed …

Law enforcement shuts down Manson Market cybercrime marketplace
Europol has supported the dismantling of a sophisticated criminal network responsible for facilitating large-scale online fraud. In an operation led by the Hanover Police …

Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals
A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created for criminals. Matrix (Source: …

4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed
The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the …
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