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INTERPOL Operation Synergia III Shuts Down 45,000 Malicious IPs, 94 Arrested (2 minute read)
Operation Synergia III, a six-month INTERPOL-coordinated effort spanning 72 countries from July 2025 to January 2026, resulted in the seizure of 45,000 malicious IPs and servers, 94 arrests, 110 suspects under active investigation, and over 200 devices and servers confiscated—doubling the scope of 2024's Synergia II. The targeted infrastructure included phishing sites, ransomware networks, and social engineering operations, with notable actions in Macau (33,000 fraudulent websites identified), Bangladesh (40 arrests), and Togo (dismantling a romance scam and sextortion ring). A separate but concurrent operation by European and US authorities dismantled SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to launder malicious traffic, seizing 34 domains, 23 servers, and approximately $3.5 million in cryptocurrency.
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