Interpol's latest cybercrime intervention dismantles ransomware, banking malware servers

Interpol has arrested 31 people following a three-month operation to stamp out various types of cybercrime. Spanning 55 countries, from Albania to Australia, Operation Synergia identified more than 1,300 malicious servers, dismantling more than 70 percent of those used as part of command and control infrastructure (C2) that …

[Doctor Syntax]

"more than 1,300 malicious servers"

Assuming the culprits don't run on prem these must have been hosted somewhere. I wonder what mileage there might be in prosecuting or victims suing the hosting companies as accessories. A bit of KYC in the hosting business might go a long way in dealing with this.

[Anonymous Coward]

.. but, but, profit ..

As long as hosting companies are not seen as partaking in these crimes by hosting these operation there will be places for these criminals to go, even in nations that seek to describe themselves as 'civilised'.