A crime like Cybercrime which has tentacles spread globally needs a response that is global in nature. The global reach of Interpol, the largest law enforcement organization in the world, which has support from 196 nations, makes countermeasures like this possible.

Recently Operation Synergia II, conducted by Interpol, saw law enforcement in 95 countries crack down on phishers, ransomware extortionists, and information thieves around the world. This mammoth combined operation against online criminals made 41 arrests and seized hardware thought to be used for nefarious purposes. Here are some highlights:

China – In Hong Kong police identified and took offline 1,037 servers that were being used for criminal purposes.>Macao – Another 291 servers were disconnected.Mongolia – After police officers raided 21 houses, they recovered a server and found "93 individuals with links to illegal cyber activities."Madagascar – Police found 11 electronic devices and interviewed 11 people thought to be linked with online crime.Estonia – Law enforcement made a haul of 80GB of data that is being analyzed for its links to banking malware and phishing.

In addition to the arrests, Interpol revealed 65 people are still under investigation and claimed to have shut down 22,000 IP addresses and taken control of 59 servers and 43 other computing devices. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page