Four people were arrested, one of them in Portugal, and more than 100 servers were taken offline in “the largest operation ever carried out” against malicious and particularly invasive software, Europol announced this Thursday.
The international operation, called Operation Endgame, has had a “global impact on the dropper ecosystem,” Europol said, referring to the method used to install malware on devices.
The Portuguese Judicial Police took part in the operation from 27 to 29 May.through the National Cyber and Technology Crime Unit.
In addition to the four arrested, eight fugitives linked to this criminal activity will be added to Europe’s most wanted list.
National authorities from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Great Britain, the United States of America, Armenia, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Ukraine also participated in the operation.
11 home searches were carried out, two throughout the country, and two thousand domain names were confiscated.
Author: morning Post This Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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