Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown

Thai authorities arrested four Europeans in Phuket in a coordinated operation dubbed “Phobos Aetor,” alleging their involvement with the 8Base ransomware-as-a-service gang that used dual extortion to steal, encrypt, and threaten to leak victims' data; the report details seizures of laptops and wallets, U.S. DOJ indictments of related suspects for attacks on Swiss companies, and notes this activity in the wider context of major RaaS groups and international takedown efforts.