A global law enforcement operation disrupted RedLine and Meta infostealers
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A global law enforcement operation disrupted RedLine and Meta infostealers, seizing their infrastructure and making arrests.
The Dutch police announced it has dismantled infrastructure used by RedLine and Meta infostealers as part of an international law enforcement operation led by Eurojust that was code-named Operation Magnus.RedLine and META targeted millions of victims worldwide, according to Eurojust it was one of the largest malware platforms globally. Authorities from the Netherlands, the United States, Belgium, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Australia took part in the operation.
The following authorities participated in the Operation Magnus.
Australia: Australian Federal Police
The Netherlands: National Police, Team Cybercrime Limburg, Public Prosecution Service
United States: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations; Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service; Army Criminal Investigation Division
Belgium: Federal Prosecutor’s Office; Federal Police
Portugal: Polícia Judiciária
United Kingdom: National Crime Agency
Cybersecurity firm ESET also supported international law enforcement operations.Law enforcement agencies seized three servers in the Netherlands, seized two domains, unsealed charges in the United States and took two people into custody in Belgium.
The two infostealers allowed operators to harvest usernames, passwords, contact info, and crypto-wallets from victims, the threat actors sold this data to criminals for financial theft and hacking.
“Investigations into RedLine and Meta started after victims came forward and a security company notified authorities about possible servers in the Netherlands linked to the software. Authorities discovered that over 1 200 servers in dozens of countries were running the malware. To take down the transnational malware, Eurojust coordinated cooperation between authorities from the Netherlands, the United States, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom and Australia.” reads the press release published by Eurojust. “Through Eurojust, authorities were able to quickly exchange information and coordinate actions to take down the infostealers.”
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