They did not hesitate, out of greed, to shut down hospitals and extort businesses.
Launched by around ten specialized agencies, the international operation Cronos dismantled the infrastructure of the infamous Russian-speaking hacker group LockBit 3 and arrested several of its members.
A relief for the 240 French victims listed as the Corbeil-Essonnes hospital, Nuxe or several departmental councils.
And above all a masterstroke for the cyber police.
Led by the British Crime Agency (NCA), the action resulted in 34 servers in Europe, Australia and the United States being taken offline on Monday February 19.
Led by the J3 prosecution of the Paris court, the gendarmes of the National Cyber Unit proceeded to the arrest early this Tuesday morning of cybercriminals who felt safe on the borders of Europe.
According to our information, two pairs of soldiers assisted their Polish and Ukrainian counterparts in the identification and arrest of key people: the group's financiers.
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