Interpol arrests more than 1,000 suspects in Africa

Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa
Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.
Major Interpol action sees over a thousand cybercrime suspects arrested across Africa
Interpol's latest operation has taken down several fraud, malware, and ransomware campaigns, with over $43 million recovered.
Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
EMBARGOED UNTIL 1200 GMT. Interpol says it arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a two-month operation that clamped down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked,
Interpol Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects in Cybercrime Operation
In total, Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects during the operation. "From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of cybercrime attacks is of serious concern," Valdecy Urquiza, the Secretary General of Interpol, said in the statement.
Interpol arrests more than 1,000 suspects in Africa amid cybercrime crackdown
Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from September 2 to October 31 in 19 African countries.
Wave of Interpol arrests puts cybercriminals across Africa on notice
Interpol’s affiliate, Afripol — which is a union of African law enforcement agencies — has arrested more than a thousand suspected cybercriminals of various stripes in a continent-wide dragnet. Nate Allen,
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Over 1,000 arrested in massive ‘Serengeti’ anti-cybercrime operation
Law enforcement agencies in Africa arrested as part of 'Operation Serengeti' more than a thousand individuals suspected of being involved in major cybercriminal activities that caused close to $193 million in financial losses all over the world.
INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled
An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent.
Interpol Arrests 1K Suspects in Cybercrime Crackdown
Interpol has successfully apprehended over 1,000 suspects in a sweeping cybercrime crackdown across Africa, according to an announcement by the global policing body on Tuesday. Dubbed Operation Serengeti,
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