Polish police seized 235 servers in international cyber operation
The Central Bureau for Combating Crime participated in Operation Endgame, which aimed to disrupt malicious software infrastructure. Officers seized 235 servers and 257 domains, securing 6.4 million victim data records.
International action against malicious software
Polish police, through the Central Bureau for Combating Crime, participated in Operation Endgame — an international action coordinated by Europol. According to crn.pl, law enforcement agencies from nine countries, including the USA, Germany and the United Kingdom, seized 235 servers and 257 domains linked to criminal activity.
The aim of the operation was to disrupt the infrastructure distributing malicious software Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC. Officers secured 6.4 million victim data records that were being sold on the black market. These data were subsequently used to conduct ransomware-type cyberattacks.
Europol provided operation coordination, conducting cyber analyses, tracking financial flows and notifying victims. Those affected can check whether their data was stolen via platforms such as HaveIBeenPwned, DIVD or CheckjeHack.
The operation ranks among the largest in the history of international actions against ransomware attacks. The CBZP reported that Polish systems did not suffer any breach in connection with attacks on the cooling infrastructure of retail networks. The investigation into this matter is ongoing.
Polish police regularly participate in international operations against organised cybercrime — last year the "Eastwood" operation was targeted at the pro-Russian hacker network NoName057(16), whilst the PowerOFF operation focused on suspects conducting DDoS attacks.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)