Global application - The BKA recently made four arrests, claiming it was the largest strike against international cybercrime thus far.
A massive blow against cybercrime is being hailed by investigators: Over 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains have been shut down globally in an operation spanning multiple countries. On Thursday morning, the General Prosecutor's Office Frankfurt am Main and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) made this announcement. Three of the most prominent malware families have been taken offline as a result of these efforts. These are sophisticated software used to illegally access foreign computers for criminal activities.
In addition to this, ten international arrest warrants have been issued, and four individuals have been apprehended in the context of these German-led operations. A total of eight arrest warrants have been issued from Germany. The search is on for seven individuals who are believed to have been members of a criminal organization in the distribution of the malware Trickbot, according to the officials.
Cybercrime Operation: Searches in Europe
In connection with this operation, searches were conducted in 16 locations across Armenia, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday. These searches resulted in the collection of a multitude of evidence, which is being studied to potentially lead to more investigations.
"This is a milestone in international cyber police operations. The authorities have managed to inflict a significant blow to the cybercrime scene with this action," said BKA Vice President, Martina Link, in the statement. "The present success is primarily due to efforts against the infrastructure, actors, and their financial resources."
Apart from the German prosecutors, law enforcement authorities from the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Great Britain, Austria, and the United States joined this operation. They were aided by the European Police Office (Europol) and the European Union Agency for Judicial Cooperation.
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The seized evidence from the European searches could potentially lead to further investigations involving complex software used in cybercrimes. The BKA, along with international partners, aims to dismantle the infrastructure and financial resources of cybercriminal organizations, including those associated with the malware Trickbot.
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