International agency release

# Law enforcement disrupt world's biggest ransomware operation

Europol, February 20, 2024. Participating countries and coordination roles, Poland and Ukraine arrests.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** February 20, 2024

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** February 20, 2024

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Participating countries and coordination roles, Poland and Ukraine arrests

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_cronos\_2024

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Cronos wave 1](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Ransomware, February 2024

Primary source

### Organization roles

5 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Coordinator, Operation Cronos wave 1

Supporting source
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[European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Judicial cooperation, Operation Cronos wave 1

Supporting source
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[Gendarmerie nationale](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Supporting, Operation Cronos wave 1

Supporting source
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[Australian Federal Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Supporting, Operation Cronos wave 1

Supporting source
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[National Police Agency of Japan](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Technical partner, Operation Cronos wave 1

Supporting source

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