An international operation coordinated by France, with the support of Eurojust and Europol, has dealt an important blow to the Ragnar Locker ransomware group. In an action carried out between 16 and 20 October, searches were conducted in three different countries and in total six suspects were heard in the Czech Republic, Spain, Latvia and France. Furthermore, nine servers were taken down; five in the Netherlands, two in Germany and two in Sweden. The organised crime group is suspected of having committed attacks against 168 international companies worldwide since 2020.At the end of the action week, the main perpetrator, suspected of being a developer of the Ragnar group, has been brought in front of the examining magistrates of the Paris Judicial Court. Read More
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Major international operation against the Ragnar Locker ransomware group with Eurojust support
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