Interpol, along with 26 international locations and a number of other cybersecurity firms, has carried out a significant worldwide operation in opposition to so-called infostealers — malicious code that may steal delicate info reminiscent of passwords, bank card particulars, and crypto keys.
The operation, which glided by the title Safe, ran between January and April 2025 and resulted in over 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains being taken down.
A complete of 32 suspects have been arrested, the bulk in Vietnam and Sri Lanka. In Vietnam, police discovered massive quantities of money, SIM playing cards and paperwork linked to company fraud. Operations have been additionally carried out in Nauru and Hong Kong, the place over 100 servers used for phishing and different sorts of cyber fraud have been recognized.
