<ul><li>A 45-year-old foreign man was arrested in Moldova for participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies in 2021.</li><li>The arrest was a result of a joint international operation involving Moldovan and Dutch authorities, with the suspect wanted for cybercrimes including ransomware attacks and money laundering.</li><li>The suspect was linked to a ransomware attack on the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, resulting in €4.5 million in damages, attributed to the DoppelPaymer ransomware operation.</li><li>In a related development, Europol announced an international operation targeting key members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group in March 2023.</li></ul>

Moldovan Police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies

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