Europol says it has hit a cybercrime crew known for targeting critical infrastructure companies with ransomware since 2019.
European police believe they’ve made significant inroads into combating a cybercriminal operation that has been “wreaking havoc” by hitting critical infrastructure providers with ransomware since at least 2019. Europol announced Friday that 12 individuals involved in either hacking companies or in laundering money via Bitcoin had been “targeted,” though wouldn’t say whether they’d been arrested or charged, though properties have been searched and items seized. “The judicial process is still ongoing so we cannot comment on this for the time being,” a Europol spokesperson told Forbes. The hackers were “known for specifically targeting large corporations, effectively bringing their business to a standstill,” Europol said. One of the ransomware strains they used was dubbed LockerGoga, which has been used to take down major businesses since 2019.
