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‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’: 30 Members of Notorious Cybercrime Gang Arrested

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Feed Name: Infosecurity Magazine (News)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-02-27

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

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Europol’s Project Compass targeted 'The Com', a transnational online criminal collective responsible for high-profile ransomware and extortion campaigns and account-takeover attacks (phishing, vishing, SIM swapping), with law enforcement from EU member states, Five Eyes and partners securing 30 arrests and identifying 179 perpetrators while safeguarding victims and disrupting links to violent and extremist networks.

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