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INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime - Stanley - Mar 23, 2026

INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime

INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams.
The effort is part of an international law enforcement operation that involved 72 countries and territories.

https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/interpol-dismantles-45000-malicious-ips.html


RE: INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime - Null State - Mar 30, 2026

While it makes it more work on the threat actors to keep things up, as shakur said, it just slows them down and raises cost a bit. It's still well worth it to them to just spin up new IPs somewhere else and keep going.