FBI announces Operation Riptide, a national campaign to disrupt cybercriminal networks
June 09, 2026 | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive, Federal
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Assistant Director Heith Janke and Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified themselves at the opening of a public statement announcing a new national campaign called Operation Riptide.
The FBI said last year Americans filed more than 1 million complaints with the agency and reported over $20 billion in losses to cybercrime and online fraud, a 26% increase in losses from the prior year. The agency described Operation Riptide as a coordinated effort to target criminal actors and the services they rely on, including infrastructure, tools and communications platforms, and to disrupt how illicit proceeds move through the financial system.
Officials framed the campaign as implementing priorities set out in Executive Order 14390 and in President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America. The FBI said the operation will leverage federal coordination and international engagement and that its Criminal and Cyber Division teams, all 56 field offices and law enforcement attachés overseas are engaged in the effort.
The statement listed recent enforcement activity the agency said illustrates the kinds of actions it will take: serving search warrants, securing indictments, arresting suspects, dismantling criminal infrastructure and seizing millions in cryptocurrency. The FBI said the goal is to impose persistent costs on cyber adversaries through targeted operations and sustained disruption.
The agency urged anyone who believes they are a victim of cyber-enabled fraud or cybercrime to contact their local FBI field office or file a complaint at ic3.gov. It said that over the next 60 days the FBI will intensify efforts to impose costs on malicious actors and that the public would receive additional updates as the operation continued.
No formal legal actions, indictments or individual arrests were announced by name in the statement; the agency described prior operations and set out a strategy and near-term focus for enforcement.
The FBI said last year Americans filed more than 1 million complaints with the agency and reported over $20 billion in losses to cybercrime and online fraud, a 26% increase in losses from the prior year. The agency described Operation Riptide as a coordinated effort to target criminal actors and the services they rely on, including infrastructure, tools and communications platforms, and to disrupt how illicit proceeds move through the financial system.
Officials framed the campaign as implementing priorities set out in Executive Order 14390 and in President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America. The FBI said the operation will leverage federal coordination and international engagement and that its Criminal and Cyber Division teams, all 56 field offices and law enforcement attachés overseas are engaged in the effort.
The statement listed recent enforcement activity the agency said illustrates the kinds of actions it will take: serving search warrants, securing indictments, arresting suspects, dismantling criminal infrastructure and seizing millions in cryptocurrency. The FBI said the goal is to impose persistent costs on cyber adversaries through targeted operations and sustained disruption.
The agency urged anyone who believes they are a victim of cyber-enabled fraud or cybercrime to contact their local FBI field office or file a complaint at ic3.gov. It said that over the next 60 days the FBI will intensify efforts to impose costs on malicious actors and that the public would receive additional updates as the operation continued.
No formal legal actions, indictments or individual arrests were announced by name in the statement; the agency described prior operations and set out a strategy and near-term focus for enforcement.
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