OPS-LEA

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Sep
Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

August 7, 2026 When a US federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years
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21
Jul
Following the Money: Inside the Takedown of a €140 Million Iberian Fraud Network- 262

Following the Money: Inside the Takedown of a €140 Million Iberian Fraud Network- 262

July 17, 2026 Spain's national police disrupted, on July 13, a criminal network whose scale illustrates a pattern
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19
Jul
Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

June 28, 2026 INTERPOL's Operation Ramz, the largest coordinated cybercrime operation the organization has ever run in the
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05
Jul
When Cyberspace Became the Last Battlefield: Iran's Digital War and Its Limits- 208

When Cyberspace Became the Last Battlefield: Iran's Digital War and Its Limits- 208

June 17, 2026 On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran under Operations Epic
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05
Jul
The Shadow Economy: Pig-Butchering and the Industrialization of Trust Fraud- 195

The Shadow Economy: Pig-Butchering and the Industrialization of Trust Fraud- 195

June 22, 2026 For years, the cybercrime phenomenon known as "pig-butchering" was comfortably categorized by security taxonomies
5 min read
02
Jul
Platform Down, Market Open: The Crimenetwork Lesson in Enforcement Durability- 176

Platform Down, Market Open: The Crimenetwork Lesson in Enforcement Durability- 176

May 30, 2026 German authorities took down the largest German-speaking criminal marketplace in December 2024. Within days, it was
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27
May
Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks:                A Landmark Case in Transnational Cyber Espionage- 161

Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks: A Landmark Case in Transnational Cyber Espionage- 161

May 17, 2026 In a rare and significant breakthrough for international cyber law enforcement, a suspected Chinese state-sponsored contractor
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04
Dec
EUROPOL Disrupt 'Cryptomixer,' Seize Millions in Crypto- 137

EUROPOL Disrupt 'Cryptomixer,' Seize Millions in Crypto- 137

December 1, 2025 Multiple European law enforcement agencies disrupted Cryptomixer in Operation Olympia, a service allegedly used by cybercriminals to
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