Ukrainian police arrest members of ransomware gang Clop, the first time that a national law enforcement agency has carried out mass arrests of such a gang
Arrests of Cl0p hacker group members adds to pressure on other countries to follow suit — Ukrainian police have arrested members …
Financial TimesHannah Murphy
Context & Ripple Effects
The Ukrainian operation marks an early break from the group’s apparent impunity: Clop was later profiled as a Russian-speaking ransomware operation linked to the MOVEit hack and likely active across Russia and Ukraine.
Subsequent cases show Ukrainian enforcement becoming part of broader cross-border disruption efforts, including the DoppelPaymer takedown and arrests tied to LockBit operators.
First-order effects
Clop loses members to custody in the first reported mass arrest of a ransomware gang by a national law-enforcement agency, directly disrupting the group’s personnel and operations.
Ukrainian police establish a domestic enforcement response against a group described as operating from Russia and Ukraine, rather than leaving action solely to foreign victims’ authorities.
Second-order effects
Other ransomware groups operating from Ukraine face a more credible arrest risk, a pressure later reflected in Europol-backed arrests of alleged ransomware members in the country.
Third-order effects
The case points toward ransomware enforcement being organized through repeated multinational disruptions—arrests, warrants, and asset seizures—rather than relying on any single country to pursue globally targeted groups.
The trend: Ransomware policing is shifting toward cross-border operations that pair local arrests in suspected operating hubs with international investigative support.
More context on today's Ukraine raid from @Intel471Inc via @gregotto: “We do not believe that any core actors behind CLOP were apprehended, due to the fact they are probably living in Russia. The overall impact to CLOP is expected to be minor...” https://twitter.com/... https://t…
Ukrainian police charge 6 people tied to CLOP ransomware group, which has pounced on 4 zero-days in @Accellion file-transfer software to ransom dozens of big orgs. Intel 471 says those nabbed were not core CLOP members but rather money launderers for CLOP https://krebsonsecurity.…
Is the Clop raid a big win in the war against #ransomware, or is it just another instance of whack-a-mole? Full @threatpost story 👇 https://threatpost.com/...
Re the Cl0p ransomware arrests - it looks like the operators are still going and these arrests are of folks lower down the food chain. From @Intel471Inc: “The law enforcement raids in Ukraine ... were limited to the cash-out/money laundering side of CLOP's business only.”
New: police bust major ransomware ring cl0p. Ukraine cyber police tell Motherboard in an email it has “identified six criminals.” cl0p previously targeted oil giant Shell https://www.vice.com/...
NEW: Police in Ukraine arrest hackers behind major ransomware gang that has hacked a number of American targets, including the University of Miami, Florida, Stanford University, University of Maryland, and University of Colorado. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
The Clop ransomware group were known as “big game” hunters, targeting critical financial and security sector networks. This is what disruption and delay look like. Happening this week (joint US/Ukraine/South Korea effort) may be a coincidence. Who knows? But neither do they. http…
6 suspects believed to be linked to Clop ransomware have been detained in Ukraine after a joint operation from law enforcement in Ukraine, South Korea and the US. Their attacks first began in February 2019, and total financial damages are $500 million. https://techcrunch.com/...
FT: “The Ukraine National Police said in a statement on Wednesday that it had worked with Interpol and the US and South Korean authorities to charge six members of the Ukraine-based Cl0p hacker group... https://www.ft.com/...
Police in Ukraine have arrested multiple members of the Clop ransomware group, accused of racking up $500M in damages. @carlypage_ with the latest. https://t.co/YY1qvHtCFi