Threat Intelligence Law enforcement arrests 29 in crackdown on illegal streaming operations June 3, 2026 Share By SC Staff European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. The seven-month "Operation KRATOS 2" was coordinated by Bulgaria with Europol's support and involved authorities from 13 countries, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Cooperation with private sector partners also helped investigators identify over 18,000 IP addresses associated with illegal services and 4,370 domains linked to piracy, based on information published by Bleeping Computer. The operation successfully led to the removal of more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs distributing copyrighted sports, film, and television content. Law enforcement identified 86 suspects, conducted 148 house searches, and initiated 72 criminal investigations. Europol noted that criminal groups deliberately separate customer-facing websites from content servers to operate across multiple jurisdictions. This approach allowed authorities to gather intelligence on organized crime groups and identify key suspects. Beyond generating revenue, these illegal services pose significant cybersecurity risks to users, including malware infections, spyware, and data theft. This action follows previous operations like "Operation KRATOS" and "Operation Switch Off," which also targeted illegal streaming networks and IPTV services, highlighting ongoing international efforts to combat digital piracy and its associated criminal activities. Source: Bleeping Computer SC Staff Related Threat Intelligence Russia FSB claims foreign intelligence used malware on officials’ phones SC Staff June 3, 2026 The FSB stated that the operation exploited the capabilities of unspecified "major international IT corporations" to extract sensitive information from targeted devices. Threat Intelligence Russian hackers exploit WinRAR vulnerability for data theft SC Staff June 2, 2026 The exploitation chain begins with a weaponized HTML Application payload called GammaPhish, which retrieves intermediate Visual Basic Script (VBScript) downloaders known as GammaLoad, according to Sekoia. Threat Intelligence SideCopy group targets Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance with Xeno RAT SC Staff June 2, 2026 The campaign commences with a spear-phishing email containing a ZIP archive with a malicious LNK file written in Pashto, designed to exploit the familiarity of the language within the Afghan government. Related Events Cybercast Better Threat Intelligence Between Public and Private Sectors On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Nationwide Cybersecurity Summit 2025: Safeguarding America’s Digital Future On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Securing the Future of Finance: Strategies to Counter Modern Cyber Threats On-Demand Event Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Black Hat Deauthentication Attack Defacement Dictionary Attack Disruption Distributed Scans Dumpster Diving Google Hacking Hybrid Attack Password Cracking You can skip this ad in 5 seconds