Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks, arrests 4 suspects

ronjor · May 30, 2024

By MIKE CORDER May 30, 2024

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime.
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FanJ · May 30, 2024

Europol - 30 May 2024
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media...gainst-botnets-hits-dropper-malware-ecosystem

Between 27 and 29 May 2024 Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters, targeted droppers including, IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot
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Malware droppers are a type of malicious software designed to install other malware onto a target system. They are used during the first stage of a malware attack, during which they allow criminals to bypass security measures and deploy additional harmful programs, such as viruses, ransomware, or spyware. Droppers themselves do not usually cause direct damage but are crucial for accessing and implementing harmful softwares on the affected systems.
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SystemBC facilitated anonymous communication between an infected system and a command-and-control servers. Bumblebee, distributed mainly via phishing campaigns or compromised websites, was designed to enable the delivery and execution of further payloads on compromised systems. SmokeLoader was primarily used as a downloader to install additional malicious softwares onto the systems it infects. IcedID (also known as BokBot), initially categorised as a banking trojan, had been further developed to serve other cybercrimes in addition to the theft of financial data. Pikabot is a trojan used to get initial access to infected computers which enables ransomware deployments, remote computer take-over and data theft. All of them are now being used to deploy ransomware and are seen as the main threat in the infection chain.
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T-RHex · May 31, 2024

Yay. Will it make a difference? Probably not. But, yay.

stapp · Oct 21, 2024

T-RHex said: ↑

Yay. Will it make a difference? Probably not. But, yay.
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Probably not.

The Bumblebee malware loader has been spotted in new attacks recently, more than four months after Europol disrupted it during 'Operation Endgame' in May.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...urns-after-recent-law-enforcement-disruption/

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