Interpol Dismantles 20,000 Malicious IPs and Domains Tied to 69 Malware Variants

INTERPOL’s Operation Secure has seen the takedown of more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains associated with infostealer malware.

Law enforcement across 26 countries collaborated to dismantle cybercriminal infrastructure, marking a significant step forward in the fight against digital threats in the Asia-Pacific region.

Operation Secure: Regional Collaboration Meets Targeted Takedowns

From January to April 2025, law enforcement agencies across Asia and the Pacific conducted extensive operations to locate servers, map criminal networks, and execute targeted takedowns.

INTERPOL coordinated closely with leading cybersecurity firms Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro, leveraging their advanced threat intelligence to produce Cyber Activity Reports.

These reports provided critical, actionable intelligence to cyber teams, leading to the disruption of 79% of identified suspicious IPs.

Operation Secure was executed under the banner of the Asia and South Pacific Joint Operations Against Cybercrime (ASPJOC) Project.

The participating countries included Brunei ...