2022 saw a lot of successful law enforcement operations tackling online fraud, phishing, malware, and other cyber threats. Here’s the TOP 10 law enforcement agencies most active in fighting cybercrime.
Here’s the list of TOP 10 law enforcement agencies most active in fighting cybercrime in 2022.
1️⃣ Europol
2022 saw multiple Europol-led law enforcement operations, among which is the disruption of VPNLab service that provided “shielded communications and internet access” to cybercriminals.
2️⃣ Interpol
This year Interpol coordinated a number of operations: ‘First Light 2022’, with $50 million seized and over 2,000 alleged scammers arrested, the crackdown on West-African cybercrime rings, and the arrests of 75 suspected members of the “Black Axe” cybercrime syndicate.
3️⃣ The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The most notable operations of this year include the disruption of the massive Cyclops Blink botnet and the demise of the Russian RSocks malware botnet used to compromise millions of computers, Android smartphones, and IoT devices.
4️⃣ The UK National Crime Agency (NCA)
Over the past few years, the NCA made an important contribution to the fight against global cybercrime: takedown of the infrastructure of the Shyler banking malware, the arrests of WeLeakInfo criminal marketplace members, the arrests of an administrator of RaidForums and more.
5️⃣ The Spanish National Police
In 2022, the Spanish police dismantled a phishing group that stole online bank credentials, took down a cybercrime organization that used fake investment sites to defraud over €12.3 million, arrested 55 suspected members of the “Black Panthers” cybercrime ring.
6️⃣ The Bundeskriminalamt
Over the past few years, the German police participated in a number of international law enforcement operations against cybercrime, including the takedown of Emotet, one of the most dangerous email spam botnets in recent history.
7️⃣ The Dutch National Police
Took part in the international law enforcement operations that resulted in the takedown of a popular Russian-based VPN service DoubleVPN, disconnected 10,000 victims from the FluBot network, and tricked operators of the DeadBolt ransomware into handing over 155 decryption keys.
8️⃣ The Swiss police
In 2022, Swiss authorities arrested Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, the leader of JabberZeus cybercrime group wanted in the US for his involvement in cyberattacks that used the Zeus malware to steal millions of dollars from online banking accounts.
9️⃣ The French police
This year, the French law enforcement authorities together with partners disrupted a cybercrime group that hacked keyless cars.
🔟 Cyber police of Ukraine
In 2022, the Ukraine’s cyber police neutralized a number of massive phishing and online fraud schemes and dismantled several cybercrime gangs, including the scammers behind a $3 million phishing campaign and an international investment fraud ring estimated to have caused losses of over €200 million per year.
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