A court-authorized international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department disrupted a botnet used to commit cyber attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations.
On 4 April 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against a French-Israeli citizen in connection with a series of cybercrime attacks carried out against Swiss companies. The defendant is accused of taking an active part in numerous cases of social engineering, particularly bogus bank technician scams, contributing decisively to the misappropriation of more than CHF 5 million from the bank accounts of various companies based in Switzerland.
The Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom and international law enforcement partners in London today to announce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one of the most active ransomware groups in the world that has targeted over 2,000 victims, received more than $120 million in ransom payments, and made ransom demands totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
The NCF outlines how it conducts responsible cyber operations to counter state threats, support military operations, and disrupt terrorists and serious crime
At this stage, on November 11, 2022, at 3pm (CET time) Thales is able to confirm the following information:
