INTERPOL Operation Synergia III Shuts Down 45,000 Malicious IPs, 94 Arrested

INTERPOL-led Operation Synergia III (July 18, 2025–Jan 31, 2026) coordinated law enforcement and private-sector partners across 72 countries to disrupt malicious infrastructure—taking down over 45,000 IPs/servers, seizing devices, and making 94 arrests—targeting phishing, malware distribution, ransomware, and various fraud schemes; a separate March 2026 action dismantled the SocksEscort proxy network, seizing domains, servers and freezing cryptocurrency linked to widespread fraud activity.