Europol topples major DoppelPaymer ransomware operation

Police forces in Germany and Ukraine arrested two individuals allegedly behind the DoppelPaymer ransomware (opens in new tab) variant. They also raided multiple locations in the two countries and confiscated some electronic equipment as part of the investigation.

This is according to a press release by Europol. The international law enforcement agency said that the police forces of the two countries, together with Europol, the FBI, and the Dutch Police, conducted the synchronized campaign and particularly praised Ukrainian police forces who managed to search two locations in Kyiv and Kharkiv, as well as interrogate a Ukrainian national, “despite the current extremely difficult security situation that Ukraine”.

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