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Months after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) launched a major offensive against the notorious ransomware group LockBit, the cybercriminal gang appears to have resurfaced, continuing to carry out attacks. Despite law enforcement efforts, ransomware groups like LockBit remain resilient, demonstrating the evolving challenge in the fight against cybercrime.

Two men have pleaded guilty to charges related to a human smuggling operation investigators compared to a "travel agency."

The men, aged between 43 and 54, are accused of conspiracy to facilitate the illegal entry of a person into an EU country – France.

Investigation launched after over 200 Africans - including children - found in lorry trailers last year

The National Crime Agency said an Iraqi national was arrested at his home in Bilston, Wolverhampton.

The Prime Minister claimed that the number of UK officers in Europol had doubled.

The Turkish man, 44, was arrested at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, as part of a joint investigation on Wednesday

Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France

So far this year more than 32,000 people arrived in the UK having made the journey across the Channel by boat

The man is suspected of shipping boats from Turkey and storing them in Germany, before they are moved to northern France when needed, the NCA said.

The NCA said three men were arrested on the boat off the coast of Kent on Sunday morning.