Interpol disrupts cybercrime activity on 22,000 IP addresses, arrests 41

**Executive summary:** Interpol's Operation Synergia II (Apr–Aug 2024) spanned 95 countries and led to 41 arrests, the takedown of roughly 1,037 servers and 22,000 malicious IP addresses (with ~76% remediated), seizure of servers and devices, and identification of thousands of suspects and infrastructure supporting phishing, information stealers, and ransomware campaigns; the operation was informed by private-sector intelligence and highlighted increasing use of generative AI to enhance phishing.