GermanyWhat happened
Press release dated July 20, 2026: The Frankfurt am Main Public Prosecutor General's Office – Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) – and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), together with law enforcement agencies from the United States of America (USA), have dismantled the central infrastructure of one of the world's most widespread criminal phishing services called Kratos. The developer and technical administrator of Kratos was arrested in Indonesia by local authorities.
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