Police take down 373,000 fake CSAM sites in Operation Alice
Operation Alice, led by Germany with Europol support, shut down more than 373,000 dark web sites that fraudulently advertised CSAM packages and cybercrime-as-a-service through a platform called "Alice with Violence CP" operated by a suspect in China. The scam duped roughly 10,000 users into paying about $400,000 in Bitcoin, authorities seized 287 servers (105 in Germany), issued an international arrest warrant, and highlighted related child protection initiatives. #OperationAlice #AliceWithViolenceCP
Operation Alice shut down 373,000+ fake CSAM dark web sites linked to the "Alice with Violence CP" platform, run by a suspect in China. Authorities seized 287 servers and issued an international arrest warrant. #OperationAlice #Germany #CSAMraid