Polish police detain alleged cybercriminal with Phobos ransomware ties

In Malware Ransomware, Legal News
February 18, 2026

The Record reports:

A 47-year-old man was arrested in Poland for his alleged involvement with the Phobos ransomware operation. 

… Phobos was a ransomware gang that attacked more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, targeting hospitals, schools, government agencies and more. U.S. prosecutors previously said operators of Phobos and a related strain called 8Base collected upwards of $16 million from victims worldwide dating back to 2019.

U.S. authorities warned in February 2024 that Phobos attacks were impacting state, local, tribal and territorial governments — damaging “municipal and county governments, emergency services, education, public healthcare, and other critical infrastructure entities to successfully ransom several million U.S. dollars.”

Read more at The Record.