Europol Cracks Down on Hackers
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/16/2017 02:34 PM
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In an operation codenamed Neuland, led by Germany’s Kriminalinspektion Mayen, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce, six people were arrested for buying counter anti-virus and crypter services.
The operation, which took place between June 5 and June 9, covered Germany, Cyprus, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.
The first phase of the operation focused on the creators of the counter anti-virus and a crypter service. It was considered “a large-scale coordinated action in all state criminal police offices in Germany.”
The second phase focused on the buyers. Police in Cyprus, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom searched 20 houses, interviewed 42 people and arrested six. They also confiscated “a large number of devices.”
“Several operational coordination meetings and conference calls were also organised to facilitate operational coordination and deconfliction. This case is an excellent example of how local police forces can benefit from cooperating with Europol to execute impactful nationwide and international actions against cybercriminals.”
The operation concerned the increasing misuse of legitimate anonymity and encryption tools which were being used for illegal activity.
Last year, Europol published its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment and warned that young people are choosing a life of crime. In this years raids, the average age for those arrested was 23.
Source: Bitdefender
The operation, which took place between June 5 and June 9, covered Germany, Cyprus, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.The first phase of the operation focused on the creators of the counter anti-virus and a crypter service. It was considered “a large-scale coordinated action in all state criminal police offices in Germany.”
The second phase focused on the buyers. Police in Cyprus, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom searched 20 houses, interviewed 42 people and arrested six. They also confiscated “a large number of devices.”
“Several operational coordination meetings and conference calls were also organised to facilitate operational coordination and deconfliction. This case is an excellent example of how local police forces can benefit from cooperating with Europol to execute impactful nationwide and international actions against cybercriminals.”
The operation concerned the increasing misuse of legitimate anonymity and encryption tools which were being used for illegal activity.
Last year, Europol published its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment and warned that young people are choosing a life of crime. In this years raids, the average age for those arrested was 23.
Source: Bitdefender
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