Police breaks up international cybercrime ring
9 years, 9 months ago

Police breaks up international cybercrime ring

NL Times  

A Joint Investigation Team comprising of authorities in the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Great Britain and Norway, recently broke up a large network of cyber criminals who used malware to attack banking systems world wide. These cyber criminals worked together through a kind of underground market place on the internet. At a press conference in Venice, where the results of this case were announced, Inge Philips, deputy head of the Dutch police's national detectives, thanked the citizens who reported these crimes. But police and judicial authorities can also rapidly exchange information internationally and can contact each other just as fast as criminals.

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Five suspects arrested for phishing scam after police officers take the bait
1 month ago

Five suspects arrested for phishing scam after police officers take the bait

NL Times  

Five suspects of digitalized crime were arrested by the police in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam Centrum last week after police purposely fell for “phishing” attempts. “We often see that these ‘collectors’ are part of a larger cybercrime network.” Iris added that a few of the suspects were arrested by the doors of the victims. Creative, but of course, we won’t fall …

International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown

NL Times  

Authorities seized servers and domains linked to a cybercrime group accused of selling phishing tools used in large-scale online fraud, Dutch police announced Wednesday. The January 29 operation, carried out by the FBI and Dutch cybercrime investigators, targeted a criminal network that sold phishing software through illicit online marketplaces. Cybercriminals could purchase tools designed to send mass phishing emails, steal …

Dutch police seize €41 million in cryptocurrency in record cybercrime bust
2 months ago

Dutch police seize €41 million in cryptocurrency in record cybercrime bust

NL Times  

The Dutch police have seized over 41 million euros in cryptocurrency in 2024, a record-breaking amount linked to suspected criminal activities. "This is a huge record, and we’re proud of it," said Rob van Bree, chief of the National Investigation and Interventions Unit, in an interview with de Volkskrant. While exact values from previous years remain unclear, van Bree confirmed …

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
4 months ago

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday. “From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of …

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
4 months ago

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

LA Times  

The Interpol logo at the international police agency headquarters in Lyon, France. Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects across Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday. Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African …

Bengaluru cybercrime police recover ₹1.4 crore of the ₹1.53 crore robbed from software engineer couple in investment scam case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru cybercrime police recover ₹1.4 crore of the ₹1.53 crore robbed from software engineer couple in investment scam case

The Hindu  

In a rare case, the east division cybercrime police cracked an online investment racket and managed to recover ₹1.4 crore out of the total ₹1.53 crore which had been robbed from a software engineer couple at Banaswadi in March this year. “For every cybercrime case, the investigating team follows three rules: trailing the money transaction and blocking the accounts, getting …

Massive International Police Operation Takes Down Ransomware Networks, Arrests 4 Suspects
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive International Police Operation Takes Down Ransomware Networks, Arrests 4 Suspects

Deccan Chronicle  

The Hague: 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. The European Union's judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, said on Thursday that police arrested four high value suspects, took down more than …

Eight Investment Fraudsters Arrested In City
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Eight Investment Fraudsters Arrested In City

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city cybercrime police arrested eight investment fraudsters on Monday, in two different cases, and seized cheque books, debit cards, shell company stamps and other items. Hyderabad police commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy said following investigation, they had identified 24 shell company bank accounts, through which `22.24 crore was siphoned off. In another case, police arrested four investment fraudsters, Mangilal …

Police arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy’s pandemic funds worth $650 million
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Police arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy’s pandemic funds worth $650 million

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia arrested 22 people Thursday as part of an investigation into the suspected siphoning of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union. According to EU figures, Italy’s national recovery and resilience plan is the largest in the bloc, worth 194.4 billion euros in grants and loans and …

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals have defrauded city residents of a whopping ₹21 crore since January 1 this year, police data reveals. Through concerted efforts, police say they have also arrested 100 cyber criminals this year. Even last year, around city residents lost ₹34 crore to cyber crime, but police also managed to arrest 144 fraudsters, a major spike from around 30 annually …

International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week
1 year, 6 months ago

International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it detected “anomalous activity affecting its information systems" last week and took urgent measures to respond. “Looking forward, the Court will be building on existing work presently underway to strengthen its cyber security framework, including accelerating its use of cloud technology,” his statement added. The court declined to go into any more detail …

Cyber attack on International Criminal Court in The Hague; Hackers stole sensitive docs
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyber attack on International Criminal Court in The Hague; Hackers stole sensitive docs

NL Times  

The International Criminal Court in The Hague fell victim to a cyber attack last week, the court confirmed in a statement after reporting by NOS. A source told the broadcaster that the hackers gained access to a large number of sensitive documents, but an ICC spokesperson would not confirm that. In the statement released after NOS broke the story, the …

Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud

NL Times  

A 32-year-old Dutchman who lives in Brazil was arrested in the international cybercrime investigation “Operation Cookie Monster.” The man is accused of buying and using thousands of people’s identities on the Genesis Market, which the FBI took down in April. “We suspect that this man spent tens of thousands of euros on the market and is, therefore, the largest Dutch …

Romania detains 3 Dutch people for phishing scams; Fourth held in Enschede
2 years ago

Romania detains 3 Dutch people for phishing scams; Fourth held in Enschede

NL Times  

The Dutch and Romanian police detained four people, three in Romania and one in the Netherlands, suspected of defrauding nearly a thousand victims, mainly through phishing on online marketplaces. The police tracked down the suspects after the Digital Crime Team of the Central Netherlands Police linked a suspicious telephone number from a report to many digital fraud cases. “We were …

Dutch police help role up international ransomware network
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch police help role up international ransomware network

NL Times  

Twelve alleged members of a worldwide network of cybercriminals have been identified thanks to an international operation in which the Dutch police and judiciary participated. According to the Dutch police, the network carried out ransomware attacks on critical infrastructures, such as governments and multinationals worldwide, including a Rotterdam-based multinational. The Dutch police and judiciary then tried to map out the …

Over 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 150 arrested in global crackdown on Darknet traders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 150 people have …

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe
3 years, 5 months ago

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Law enforcement officials in the …

More Than 150 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Darknet Traders: Dutch Media
3 years, 5 months ago

More Than 150 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Darknet Traders: Dutch Media

News 18  

At least 150 people have been arrested by European and U.S. authorities after a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on darknet e-commerce sites, Dutch media reported Tuesday citing police agency Europol. Cash and cryptocurrency worth 26.7 million euros and 234 kilograms of drugs were also seized, according to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NRCV. According to the …

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack
3 years, 8 months ago

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack

NL Times  

Possibly hundreds of companies in the Netherlands may have fallen victim to an international ransomware attack carried out by Russian hackers on Friday, NOS reported. A VelzArt employee said that the impact had been enormous: “We have been extremely busy and are being flooded with calls.” The technical service provider Hoppenbrouwers in Udenhout was also targeted in the attack. "While …

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals

Dutch News  

Dutch police have had a lead role in dismantling a virtual private network used by cybercriminals around the globe, European policy agency Europol said on Wednesday. DoubleVPN was heavily advertised on both Russian and English-speaking underground cybercrime forums as a means to mask the location and identities of ransomware operators and phishing fraudsters, Europol said. The service claimed to provide …

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals

Dutch News  

Dutch police have had a lead role in dismantling a virtual private network used by cybercriminals around the globe, European policy agency Europol said on Wednesday. DoubleVPN was heavily advertised on both Russian and English-speaking underground cybercrime forums as a means to mask the location and identities of ransomware operators and phishing fraudsters, Europol said. The service claimed to provide …

Four Dutch on trial in Germany in massive cyberbunker crime case
4 years, 5 months ago

Four Dutch on trial in Germany in massive cyberbunker crime case

Dutch News  

Four Dutch nationals are among eight people currently on trial in Germany for their role in hosting a darknet computer centre used by criminals around the world to carry out illegal transactions running into millions of euros. The bunker had been bought in 2013 by Dutch national Herman Johan Xennt, who had reportedly left the Netherlands after running into trouble …

Police to double capacity of teams focused on cybercrime
5 years, 3 months ago

Police to double capacity of teams focused on cybercrime

NL Times  

The police are expanding its cybercrime teams with 145 full-time employees. That doubles the capacity of the cybercrime teams, which were established early this year to fight digital crimes like hacking, phishing and ransomware, AD reports. Deputy police chief Henk van Essen told newspaper AD that these teams symbolize new way of working for the police. In addition to investigations, …

1.2 million Dutch fell victim to cybercrime last year
5 years, 8 months ago

1.2 million Dutch fell victim to cybercrime last year

NL Times  

Last year 8.5 percent of Dutch internet users aged 12 years or older fell victim to cybercrime. Teenagers and young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years most often fell victim to cybercrime, with 12 percent of them saying they were scammed online in some way last year. Hacking was the second most common type of cybercrime last …

1.2 million Dutch hit by cyber crime, but most don't report it
5 years, 8 months ago

1.2 million Dutch hit by cyber crime, but most don't report it

Dutch News  

Some 1.2 million people in the Netherlands were affected by some sort of internet-related crime last year, the national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The research also showed that the victims of cyber crime often don’t bother to report the incidents to the police. Around a quarter of people whose identity was stolen or who were the victims of …

Dutch police raise concerns over cheap cybercrime-as-service
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch police raise concerns over cheap cybercrime-as-service

NL Times  

The Dutch police are concerned about an increasingly popular development in cybercrime, which the police refer to as cybercrime-as-service. The purchase of your own DDoS attacks or phishing email then comes with a 24/7 help desk", said Theo van der Plas, digitalization and cybercrime program director at the police. "This means that criminals with little digital knowledge can commit crimes …

Five arrested in NL in Europe-wide crackdown on mafia
6 years, 3 months ago

Five arrested in NL in Europe-wide crackdown on mafia

Dutch News  

Five people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a Europe-wide campaign against a Calabrian mafia organisation, which has resulted in 84 arrests, the pan-European legal cooperation body Eurojust said on Wednesday. ‘Step by step, the authorities involved in Operation Pollino, including investigative judges, worked very intensively together to fit together the pieces, and pooled their knowledge and …

Five arrested in NL in Europe-wide crackdown on mafia
6 years, 3 months ago

Five arrested in NL in Europe-wide crackdown on mafia

Dutch News  

Five people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a Europe-wide campaign against a Calabrian mafia organisation, which has resulted in 84 arrests, the pan-European legal cooperation body Eurojust said on Wednesday. ‘Step by step, the authorities involved in Operation Pollino, including investigative judges, worked very intensively together to fit together the pieces, and pooled their knowledge and …

Dutch still lax on cyber crime, over half don't have anti-virus software
6 years, 5 months ago

Dutch still lax on cyber crime, over half don't have anti-virus software

Dutch News  

Despite the increasing prevalence of cyber crime in the Netherlands, 57% of computer users have still not installed anti-virus software and less than one third have made their passwords more complex, according to new research for the justice ministry and counter terrorism unit NCTV. And even though one in 10 people was said to be the victim of cyber crime …

One in five Dutch victim of cybercrime: study
7 years, 2 months ago

One in five Dutch victim of cybercrime: study

NL Times  

Last year 3.4 million people in the Netherlands fell victim to cybercrime, according to a study by security company Symantec. The most common form of cybercrime in the Netherlands is phishing, where scammers prompt people in, for example, an email to enter their username and password on a fake website. In Europe 98.2 million people fell victim to cybercrime last …

Russian cyber criminals stealing British people's reward points and airmiles to go on luxury holidays
7 years, 4 months ago

Russian cyber criminals stealing British people's reward points and airmiles to go on luxury holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian cyber criminals are using British victims' reward points and airmiles to enjoy …

Wanted in the Netherlands: judges who understand cybercrime
7 years, 7 months ago

Wanted in the Netherlands: judges who understand cybercrime

Dutch News  

The Dutch legal system needs separate courts to deal with cyber crime because of the complexity of such cases and level of expertise judges have to have, the president and senior judge of The Hague’s appeal court say in Thursday’s Volkskrant. The expertise among today’s court officials and judges is lagging behind that of the cyber criminals themselves, Christiaan Baardman …

Wanted in the Netherlands: judges who understand cybercrime
7 years, 7 months ago

Wanted in the Netherlands: judges who understand cybercrime

Dutch News  

The Dutch legal system needs separate courts to deal with cyber crime because of the complexity of such cases and level of expertise judges have to have, the president and senior judge of The Hague’s appeal court say in Thursday’s Volkskrant. The expertise among today’s court officials and judges is lagging behind that of the cyber criminals themselves, Christiaan Baardman …

Netherlands needs special court for cybercrime: experts
7 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands needs special court for cybercrime: experts

NL Times  

All Dutch courts should get a special "cybercrime chamber" with judges specially trained to handle technically complex cases, according to senior counselor Christiaan Baardman and Leendert Verheij, president of the court of law in The Hague, NU.nl reports. According to Verheij, the creation of a special cybercrime chamber can be compared with the special chambers that deal with fraud or …

Netherlands falling behind on cybersecurity warns counterterrorism director
7 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands falling behind on cybersecurity warns counterterrorism director

NL Times  

Dutch companies, government institutions and citizens are not responding fast enough against growing digital threats, according to National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security Dick Schoof. Which means that the gap between threats and security measures is getting larger instead of smaller, Schoof said in the Netherlands Cyber Security Image 2017, ANP reports. According to the report, organizations are increasingly aware …

Microwaves that can spy are not so far-fetched – Europe faces a war against everyday objects
8 years ago

Microwaves that can spy are not so far-fetched – Europe faces a war against everyday objects

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The publication by Wikileaks of documents …

Dutch government poorly protected against cybercrime: study
8 years ago

Dutch government poorly protected against cybercrime: study

NL Times  

The Dutch government and Dutch companies are very poorly protected against cyber attacks and crime, according to a report by the Rathenau Institute. Current measures against cyber threats are insufficient and strengthening cyber security in the Netherlands should be a higher priority, the report says according to ANP. And finally the institute calls on the government - which accounts for …

Botnet of a half-million computers taken offline
8 years, 3 months ago

Botnet of a half-million computers taken offline

NL Times  

Europol, the FBI and several European police units took a massive botnet network offline. According to the broadcaster, the German police launched an investigation into the network four years ago after a large number of computers were infected in Germany. Criminals used the botnet to spread 20 different malicious software, mostly aimed at looting bank accounts. The Dutch police are …

Three Dutch suspects arrested for "dark web" drug trade
8 years, 9 months ago

Three Dutch suspects arrested for "dark web" drug trade

NL Times  

Three Dutch people were arrested on Tuesday in a large joint investigation with the United States into drug trade via illegal online market places on the so-called Dark Web, the police announced on Friday. The investigation into the prime suspect started after illegal online market place Silk Road 1 was taken down and its administrator was arrested by the American …

Cybercrime costs Netherlands €10 billion annually
8 years, 11 months ago

Cybercrime costs Netherlands €10 billion annually

NL Times  

Cybercrime costs the Dutch government and companies about 10 billion euros a year, according to an analysis done by Deloitte. The public sector is hit the hardest, with annual damages of around 2.4 billion euros a year, followed by the technology sector with 1.1 billion euros in annual damages. Also vulnerable to cybercrime are defense and aerospace organizations with 415 …

200 questioned in Dutch-led crackdown on 'money mules'
9 years ago

200 questioned in Dutch-led crackdown on 'money mules'

Dutch News  

In the first European police operation of its kind, almost 200 people have been interviewed and 81 arrested for acting as suspected ‘money mules’, Dutch police said on Tuesday. The Dutch police said so-called ‘money mules’ are recruited by criminal organisations to receive or transfer illegally-obtained funds to different countries and bank accounts, including proceeds from phishing. ‘Money mules not …

Dutch firm, FBI targeted $100m cybercriminal gang
9 years, 7 months ago

Dutch firm, FBI targeted $100m cybercriminal gang

NL Times  

Dutch IT security firm Fox-IT worked with the FBI and American security company Crowdstrike to investigate a group of cybercriminals who have stolen at least 100 million dollars in banking funds over the past year, investigators revealed at the global cybersecurity conference Black Hat in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Globe Newswire reports. The investigators managed to take a vital part …

Five arrested in chat-scam bust
9 years, 8 months ago

Five arrested in chat-scam bust

NL Times  

On Tuesday the police broke up a chat-scam scheme and arrested 4 suspects on suspicion of theft, fraud and money laundering. In a large police action, consisting of 35 police officers from Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam, the police also searched 6 locations in Utrecht and Rotterdam. The arrested suspects are 3 women and one man aged between 21 and …

Europol brings down massive botnet
10 years, 1 month ago

Europol brings down massive botnet

NL Times  

The Netherlands was one of four European Union countries to take part in a joint international operation led by Europol's European Cybercrime Center investigated the Rammit botnet responsible for infecting 3.2 million computers worldwide, says Europol. Representatives from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, Microsoft, Symantec and AnubisNetworks joined forces with Europol officials to redirect 300 Internet domains …

Cybercrime robbers steal up to $1bn from global banks
10 years, 1 month ago

Cybercrime robbers steal up to $1bn from global banks

Al Jazeera  

Multinational gang of hackers stole amount from 100 banks in 30 nations over past two years, Russian security firm says. Kaspersky Lab, a Russian security company, said on Monday that hackers had infiltrated more than 100 banks in 30 countries in the past two years. ‘No sector immune’ In one case, a bank lost $7.3m through ATM fraud, while in …

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains
10 years, 4 months ago

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains

Wired  

When "Operation Onymous" first came to light yesterday, it looked like a targeted strike against a few high value targets in the Dark Web drug trade. On Friday, the European police agency Europol along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security announced that the operation has now arrested 17 people in as many countries and seized hundreds of …

Over 1,000 arrested in EU crackdown on organised crimes
10 years, 6 months ago

Over 1,000 arrested in EU crackdown on organised crimes

India TV News  

The Hague: As many as 1,027 people were arrested in a large-scale police operation against drug and human traffickers across Europe this month, the Hague-based European police organisation Europol announced on Wednesday. Law enforcement officers from 34 countries took part in the largest-ever coordinated operation against organised crime in the European Union, Xinhua quoted Europol as saying. "Operation Archimedes is …

Longer jail time for cybercrimes
11 years, 1 month ago

Longer jail time for cybercrimes

NL Times  

Internet criminals will face tougher punishments as per a new directive from Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten. For destroying computer data, illegally blocking access to a system or unleashing massive spam to gridlock a system, one could go to prison for up to two years; right now the maximum jail time is one year. A press release from the Justice and …

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus
11 years, 10 months ago

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus

Firstpost  

A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services… A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services, the Dutch public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday. The man, who was identified by …

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