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Interpol takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses in global action

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Global operation targeted phishing, information theft and ransomware attacks.

More than 22,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to cyber threats have been taken down in a global operation by Interpol.

Operation Synergia II, which included participants from private sector partners and law enforcement agencies from 95 Interpol member countries, targeted phishing, ransomware and information stealers between April and

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