LONDON—A joint operation involving U.K. intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.K. Ministry of Defense has taken direct action against computer networks used by cyber criminals, helping to protect people against cyberattacks and also making hundreds of thousands of stolen credit cards worthless to the crooks who stole them, according to one new report.
"Through the National Cyber Force (NCF), we are actively undermining the cyber criminals' assumption that they can act with impunity on the internet,” said Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ. “We have disrupted criminals, making it clear that they are being observed, and going after their ability to profit from their illegal work."
In its report, ZD Net said Fleming described how the NCF is working alongside international partners to actively mount operations to "undermine" the networks of cyber criminals, denying them access to malware and other offensive cyber tools and preventing malicious hackers from profiting from cybercrime – all to help protect citizens from falling victim to cyberattacks and fraud.
Real-Life Implications
"In real life this means: tens of millions of pounds in potential fraud against the U.K. economy avoided. Hundreds of thousands of stolen credit cards made worthless to the criminals, and countless potential victims of crime around the world with their data and accounts safeguarded," ZD Net quoted Fleming as saying. "The NCF is already making a big impact. From countering disinformation, to supporting the activities of our military overseas, and to helping law enforcement to go after criminal gangs, it is improving the U.K.'s defenses and it's imposing a cost on our adversaries.”
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