Team Cymru Details Role in INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia II
Summary
Team Cymru says its Internet telemetry and threat-research teams helped INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia II identify and disrupt cybercrime infrastructure. INTERPOL reported 41 arrests, 59 server seizures and 65 people under investigation.
Key points
- Team Cymru says it supported Operation Synergia II, conducted from April 1 to August 31, 2024, by identifying and assessing malicious infrastructure with its Pure Signal platform.
- The operation targeted phishing operations, information stealers and ransomware infrastructure across 95 INTERPOL member countries.
- Team Cymru says its teams analyzed banking malware and phishing infrastructure, investigated malware families and provided validated data to support threat-intelligence reports.
- INTERPOL reported identifying about 30,000 suspicious IP addresses and taking down 76% of identified malicious infrastructure.
- INTERPOL reported 41 arrests, 65 additional people under investigation, and the seizure of 59 servers and 43 electronic devices.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Law-enforcement and public-private operation to disrupt cybercrime infrastructure.
- Impact
- Operation Synergia II disrupted more than 22,000 malicious IP addresses and servers between April 1 and August 31, 2024. INTERPOL reported 41 arrests, 65 additional individuals under investigation, 59 servers and 43 electronic devices seized, and takedowns of 76% of identified malicious infrastructure. The operation targeted phishing, information stealers, and ransomware infrastructure.