{"id":353488,"date":"2026-06-20T00:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353488"},"modified":"2026-06-20T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:53:13","slug":"russian-cybercriminals-tied-to-global-fake-computer-update-scam-rcmp-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/russian-cybercriminals-tied-to-global-fake-computer-update-scam-rcmp-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian cybercriminals tied to global fake computer update scam: RCMP &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Jim Bronskill<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted June 19, 2026 1:59 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and data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An RCMP media statement says the force teamed up with counterparts within the Netherlands, america and Germany on the joint motion, a part of an effort often known as Operation Endgame.<\/p>\n<p>A notice from the Dutch police says agencies took down 106 servers and domains worldwide, remediated almost 15,000 web sites, cleaned infected 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