Gardaí help take down criminals deemed 'international security threat' in major operation

An international cyber crime group has been brought down thanks to a major operation that involved the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB), EUROPOL and other international authorities.

Operation Downbreaker was a EUROPOL investigation that was internationally supported in targeting the Hive Ransomware Group.

Thanks to their efforts, the operation has now shut down the servers and technical infrastructure used by the Ransomware group to target large IT and multinationals in Europe and elsewhere.