Operation Winter Shield — Campaign Analysis & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
9
occurrences
First Seen
January 29, 2026
Last Seen
July 25, 2026

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Cryptocurrency And Ai Scams Bilk Americans Of Billions — www.fbi.gov · July 25, 2026
  • Over $17bn Lost to Cyber Fraud in the Last Year, Warns FBI — Infosecurity-Magazine · April 7, 2026
  • Texas among top U.S. states in victims of cyber scams, FBI study finds — Click2Houston · April 6, 2026
  • SocksEscort fraud-enabling proxy service taken down • The Register — Theregister · March 13, 2026
  • Operating Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud — Theregister · March 12, 2026
  • FBI Launches Operation Winter SHIELD to Help Organizations Strengthen Cyber Resilience — Hstoday.Us · February 2, 2026
  • US FBI Launches “Operation Winter Shield” to counter escalating Cyber Threats — Cybersecurity-Insiders · February 2, 2026
  • FBI Launches 'Operation Winter SHIELD' To Strengthen Cyber Resilience Across U.S. Industry — Linkedin · February 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown