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45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested

ID: a74a314d-f262-53af-82ae-fcff6f74ba35

STIX ID: report--a74a314d-f262-53af-82ae-fcff6f74ba35

Feed Name: Help Net Security

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-03-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Sinisa Markovic

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Operation Synergia III (July 18, 2025–January 31, 2026) was an international law-enforcement effort that dismantled over 45,000 malicious IPs/servers and identified more than 33,000 fraudulent websites tied to phishing, fake casinos, spoofed banking/government portals, and other scams; the operation resulted in 94 arrests, seizures of 212 devices/servers, and additional arrests and device seizures in Togo and Bangladesh, with private-sector partners assisting.

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