13/03/2026
Global cooperation remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cybercrime.
Group-IB is proud to have supported INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia III, a global cybercrime operation targeting malicious infrastructure used in phishing, malware, ransomware, and online fraud campaigns.
Conducted between July 2025 and January 2026, the international operation brought together law enforcement from 72 countries and territories, resulting in:
🔹 94 arrests (with 110 additional individuals under investigation)
🔹 45,000+ malicious IP addresses and servers taken down
🔹 212 electronic devices and servers linked to cybercriminal activity are seized.
During the operation, authorities uncovered several large-scale criminal schemes across multiple regions. In Macau, China, investigators identified more than 33,000 phishing and fraudulent websites impersonating casinos, banks, and government services to steal personal and payment data. In Togo, police dismantled a fraud ring involved in social media account hacking, romance scams, and sextortion. Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, authorities arrested 40 suspects linked to loan scams, job fraud, identity theft, and credit card fraud, seizing more than 130 electronic devices used in the operations.
As part of the operation, Group-IB provided threat intelligence on phishing infrastructure and malicious servers used by cybercriminal networks. Leveraging its adversary-centric threat intelligence, the company shared information on phishing domains, hosting infrastructure supporting those campaigns, and servers distributing malware such as infostealers, helping investigators identify and disrupt cybercriminal infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.
Operations like Synergia III demonstrate the critical role of public-private collaboration in dismantling cybercriminal ecosystems and strengthening global cyber resilience.
🔗 Read the full press release: https://link.group-ib.com/4upfekq
