Interpol coordinates Operation Synergia III leading to 45,000 malicious IP addresses and 94 arrests
Event Details
Interpol-led worldwide action called Operation Synergia III led to the disruption of 45,000 malicious IP addresses, the arrest of 94 people, and the seizure of 212 electronic devices and servers. It focused on targeting phishing, malware and ransomware operations and involved law enforcement from 72 countries as well as private partners Group-IB, Trend Micro and S2W.
Date
01/04/2026
Institution
- Interpol
Ransomware Group
- Other
Event Category
- Infrastructure takedown
Level of Cooperation
- International
Countries
🇦🇴 Angola, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇳 Brunei, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇸🇿 Eswatini, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇻🇪 Venezuela, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
