Massive Interpol operation takes down 45,000 IP addresses and leads to 94 arrests

Date:
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Operation Synergia III took half a year and included 72 countries

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Interpols Operation Synergia III dismantles global cybercrime networks 94 arrests, 45,000+ malicious servers and IPs taken down Crackdown spanned 72 countries, targeting scams from phishing to loan fraud Almost 100 people were arrested, and thousands of servers taken down in a multi-month, international law enforcement operation, Interpol announced.

In a press release shared late last week, the international police force said that it coordinated Operation Synergia III, which started in mid-July last year, and concluded in late January this year. During that time, police
forces from 72 countries raided key locations, seized electronic devices, and arrested people. In total, 94 people were arrested, with another 110 individuals under investigation. More than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers were taken down, and 212 electronic devices were seized. Article continues below You may like Microsoft, Europol take down global phishing as
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than ever before, but Operation Synergia III stands as a powerful testament
to what global cooperation can achieve. INTERPOL remains at the forefront of this fight, uniting law enforcement agencies and private sector experts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats and protect victims around the world, commented Neal Jetton, INTERPOLs Director of the Cybercrime Directorate.

The stint targeted different scam operations in different places. For
example, law enforcement in China identified more than 33,000 phishing and fake websites, related to fake casinos and critical infrastructure (payment services, banks, government sites).

In Togo, the police arrested 10 people for social media account hacking, social engineering schemes, romance scams, and sextortion, and in Bangladesh 40 were arrested for loan scams, job scams, ID theft , and credit card fraud.

Besides a long list of national police forces, Interpol also said that a few private organizations participated as well, including Group-IB, Trend Micro, and S2W. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Its been a tough couple of weeks for cybercriminals, as Tycoon 2FA, one of
the largest phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms in the world, was also taken down after a global coordinated law enforcement operation. This operation was led by Europol, and included police forces from Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

It successfully dismantled a phishing operation that was active since at
least August 2023, and enabled thousands of cybercriminals to access email
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