Today, the Dutch National Police announced that they have gained access to the Redline and Meta servers. Not to be confused with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Redline and Meta are a type of malware known as data theft that criminals can use to obtain the credentials of users and companies. Operation Magnus, a joint effort of the Dutch National Police, the FBI, NCIS and several other law enforcement agencies, dismantled the illegal tools.
notes that Redline has been operating since 2020 Meta says it’s newer but “almost identical”. The 50-second English-language video, posted on the Operation Magnus website, also lists some of the “VIPs,” or “very important to police,” that authorities are looking for.
Redline is often labeled as malware . Specops, a password management company, discovered that Redline was getting used to it Almost half of the 170 million passwords from data collected by KrakenLabs. Even players aren’t immune to Redline; McAfee found an option lurking .
The video shows agencies accessing user credentials, IP addresses, and Telegram bots that criminals use to steal sensitive information. In addition, authorities found the source code of both malware programs on the servers.
While no arrests have been made, the Operation Magnus website says “parties involved will be notified and legal operations are ongoing.” Almost 20 hours later, there’s also a countdown that promises more news to come.
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