Operation Endgame 3.0 Strikes Against Organized Cybercrime

Between November 10 and 13, police and prosecutors in eleven countries struck against three major criminal infrastructures online. In the latest phase of Operation Endgame, over a thousand servers were shut down, domains seized, and several raids conducted. The suspected main actor behind the VenomRAT tool was arrested in Greece.

Global Coordination Against Cybercrime

The operation was led from The Hague and brought together authorities from several EU countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Europol, Eurojust, and the FBI collaborated with approximately thirty cybersecurity companies that helped map and dismantle the attackers' systems.

Three Tools - A Complete Cybercrime Ecosystem

The core of the operation was three tools that together formed a complete ecosystem for cybercrime:

• Elysium was used to build botnets and spread malicious code
• VenomRAT gave criminals full remote control over infected computers
• Rhadamanthys collected login credentials and cryptocurrency wallet data

By attacking all three simultaneously, authorities struck directly at the distribution, remote access, and actual theft of money and accounts. According to Europol, the suspect behind Rhadamanthys controlled more than 100,000 cryptocurrency wallets representing substantial amounts.

Third Step in Long-term Initiative

Operation Endgame 3.0 is the third step in a longer initiative that began in 2024. The focus is not just on individuals but on the service platforms that sell tools and infrastructure to other criminals. The goal is to make it more expensive and risky to operate this type of cybercrime.

The Threat Remains - Protect Yourself Now

However, this is not the end of the problem. New variants and services emerge quickly when old ones are shut down. Authorities therefore urge both businesses and individuals to:

• Check if their addresses and accounts are in known breaches via "Check Your Hack" and "Have I Been Pwned"
• Review basic protections such as updates, limited remote access, and multi-factor authentication
• Invest in professional cybersecurity like WF SecurityCloud

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