POLISH police have detained a 47-year-old man suspected of ties to the Phobos ransomware group, and computers and mobile phones containing stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and server access data were seized. Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau of Cybercrime Control (CBZC) arrested the suspect in the Małopolska region in a joint operation with units from Katowice and Kielce.
The action is part of “Operation Aether,” a broader international effort coordinated by Europol targeting Phobos ransomware infrastructure and affiliates. During a search of the suspect’s residence, investigators supervised by the District Prosecutor’s Office in Gliwice found files on his devices containing credentials, passwords, credit card numbers, and server IP addresses that could be used to gain unauthorized access to computer systems and facilitate ransomware attacks, according to BleepingComputer. Read more at BleepingComputer.