Police raids 'target' 12 suspects in ransomware cases - Europol

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Twelve suspects believed to have mounted ransomware attacks against companies or infrastructure in 71 countries were "targeted" in raids in Ukraine and Switzerland, Europol said on Friday.

A European policing agency spokesperson declined to comment on whether any of the suspects was detained in the raids. The operation was the result of cooperation between law enforcement and judicial authorities in seven European countries and the United States.