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Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide
Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.
An international coalition of police agencies has taken a major whack at criminals accused of running a host of online scams, including phishing, the stealing of account credentials and other sensitive data, and the spreading of ransomware, Interpol said recently. INTERPOL said Operation Synergia II is a “response to the escalating threat and professionalization of transnational cybercrime.” The three types of cybercrime prioritized were phishing, infosealers, and ransomware. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.
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