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RANSOMWARE GANG ARRESTED IN UKRAINE WITH EUROPOL’S SUPPORT

04 October 2021
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On 28 September, a coordinated strike between the French National Gendarmerie
(Gendarmerie Nationale), the Ukrainian National Police (Національна поліція
України) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the
coordination of Europol and INTERPOL, has led to the arrest in Ukraine of two
prolific ransomware operators known for their extortionate ransom demands
(between €5 to €70 million).

Results of the action day

 * 2 arrests and 7 property searches
 * Seizure of US$ 375 000 in cash
 * Seizure of two luxury vehicles worth €217 000
 * Asset freezing of $1.3 million in cryptocurrencies

The organised crime group is suspected of having committed a string of targeted
attacks against very large industrial groups in Europe and North America from
April 2020 onwards. The criminals would deploy malware and steal sensitive data
from these companies, before encrypting their files.

They would then proceed to offer a decryption key in return for a ransom payment
of several millions of euros, threatening to leak the stolen data on the dark
web should their demands not be met.

Close cooperation between the involved law enforcement authorities, supported by
Europol’s Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT), led to the identification
in Ukraine of these two individuals.

Six investigators from the French Gendarmerie, four from the US FBI, a
prosecutor from the French Prosecution Office of Paris, two specialists from
Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and one INTERPOL officer were
deployed to Ukraine to jointly conduct investigative measures with the National
Police.

Europol supported the investigation from the onset, bringing together all the
involved countries to establish a joint strategy. Its cybercrime specialists
organised 12 coordination meetings to prepare for the action day, alongside
providing analytical, malware, forensic and crypto-tracing support. A virtual
command post was set up by Europol to ensure seamless coordination between all
the authorities involved.

The following law enforcement authorities took part in this investigation:

 * France: National Cybercrime Centre of the National Gendarmerie (C3N)
 * Ukraine: Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine
 * United States: Atlanta Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
 * Europol: European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
 * INTERPOL : Cyber Fusion Centre

This operation was carried out in the framework of the European
Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).

In 2017 the Council of the EU decided to continue the EU Policy Cycle for the
2018 - 2021 period. It aims to tackle the most significant threats posed by
organised and serious international crime to the EU. This is achieved by
improving and strengthening cooperation between the relevant services of EU
Member States, institutions and agencies, as well as non-EU countries and
organisations, including the private sector where relevant. Cybercrime is among
the priorities for the Policy Cycle. From 2022, the mechanism becomes permanent
under the name EMPACT 2022+.
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