European officials highlight private sector help in major cybercrime takedowns

European law enforcement officials described how private cybersecurity companies have been integrated into coordinated takedowns of criminal hacking infrastructure — citing involvement in actions against LockBit and Scattered Spider and the international Operation Endgame initiative — with industry partners helping identify infrastructure, validate takedowns, and estimate how long groups remain suppressed; the piece highlights growing cooperation between police and private sector to disrupt organized cybercrime.