German Police Operation Heracles Takes Down 1,400 Scam Websites Targeting Crypto Investors
German law enforcement, working with Bulgarian authorities and Europol, has taken down more than 1,400 fraudulent investment websites in “Operation Heracles.” The sophisticated scam operation used artificial intelligence to create fake cryptocurrency trading platforms that tricked victims into depositing funds.
Massive Website Takedown Targets Financial Scams
German authorities have dismantled over 1,400 fraudulent websites in a major international law enforcement operation targeting financial scams, according to reports from the Karlsruhe Public Prosecutor’s Office. The operation, codenamed “Operation Heracles”, represents one of the largest coordinated takedowns of investment scam networks in recent European history.