Kidflix, an international child-pornography ring, has been shut down by Europol — the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation — following a multinational sting operation led by the Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime.
Thirty-eight countries — including the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom — participated in the three-year global crackdown, which was named “Operation Stream,” Europol said in a statement.
“The investigation resulted in the identification of almost 1,400 suspects worldwide,” according to the EU’s law enforcement arm.
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The international police agency launched Operation Stream in 2022, culminating in multiple raids and arrests around the world last month.
The Kidflix crackdown was the largest child sexual exploitation operation in Europol’s history, according to the report.
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