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International Action Targets Emotet Crimeware

KrebsOnSecurity, January 27, 2021. The Ukrainian cyberpolice's role in the Emotet takedown: the National Police of Ukraine identified two Ukrainian citizens who 'ensured the proper functioning of the infrastructure for the spread of the virus and maintained its smooth operation', and conducted searches seizing cash, computer equipment and bank cards — identifications and searches rather than confirmed arrests..

Source type
News report
Published
January 27, 2021
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
2

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Publisher
KrebsOnSecurity
Published
January 27, 2021
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/international-action-targets-emotet-crimeware/
What it supports
The Ukrainian cyberpolice's role in the Emotet takedown: the National Police of Ukraine identified two Ukrainian citizens who 'ensured the proper functioning of the infrastructure for the spread of the virus and maintained its smooth operation', and conducted searches seizing cash, computer equipment and bank cards — identifications and searches rather than confirmed arrests.
Dataset id
src_krebsonsecurity_emotet_2021

Research notes

  • Byline: Brian Krebs.
  • Krebs quotes a Ukrainian police loss estimate of more than $2 billion globally and calls it conservative; the article describes identifications and raids, not stated arrests.

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Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

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