Operation Gold Phish

“Operation Gold Phish” is an initiative among the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the International Criminal Police Organization (“Interpol”), and international law enforcement officers from more than a dozen different countries work together to uncover cybercriminals. In one instance, this initiative uncovered “Barracuda,” an individual believed to be located outside the United States, who is alleged to have sold $300 malware kits that could be bundled with spam to disseminate computer viruses.