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Interpol's Operation Serengeti III disrupts 10,909 cybercrime networks and arrests 1,462 suspects across Africa

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Interpol announced the results of Operation Serengeti III, run between June 29 and August 31 with authorities from 21 African countries. The operation targeted business email compromise (BEC), ransomware and online scams. It led to 1,462 arrests, the dismantling of 10,909 malicious networks and the recovery of more than $105 million. Investigators identified 65,929 victims and estimated losses above $385 million. Private partners Team Cymru, Kaspersky, Group-IB and Fortinet supported the effort.

Detalhes técnicos

  • In Uganda, two transnational fraud rings were dismantled and 365 people were arrested over online investment and pension fraud.
  • In Angola, nine suspects were arrested and more than 2,000 devices were seized at illegal cryptocurrency mining centers.
  • In Nigeria, one suspect was arrested for running a large-scale phishing and BEC operation that harvested software credentials and amassed about 2.1 million email addresses.
  • The operation also hit malicious mobile lending apps, fraudulent vehicle imports and cryptocurrency investment scams.
  • Team Cymru and the other firms supplied intelligence on suspicious domains, IP addresses and command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, which helped map criminal networks and identify suspects.
  • Earlier iterations: the first Serengeti (Sept-Oct 2024, 19 countries) led to 1,006 arrests and about $44 million recovered. Serengeti 2.0 (June-Aug 2025) led to 1,209 arrests and $97.4 million seized.

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  1. bleepingcomputer.com ↗ · pub. 22/10/2026 05:27 · coletado 22/10 06:00 primeiro registro

    Interpol's Operation Serengeti III disrupts 10,909 cybercrime networks and arrests 1,462 suspects across Africa

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    Interpol announced the results of Operation Serengeti III, run between June 29 and August 31 with authorities from 21 African countries. The operation targeted business email compromise (BEC), ransomware and online scams. It led to 1,462 arrests, the dismantling of 10,909 malicious networks and the recovery of more than $105 million. Investigators identified 65,929 victims and estimated losses above $385 million. Private partners Team Cymru, Kaspersky, Group-IB and Fortinet supported the effort.

    Technical Details

    • In Uganda, two transnational fraud rings were dismantled and 365 people were arrested over online investment and pension fraud.
    • In Angola, nine suspects were arrested and more than 2,000 devices were seized at illegal cryptocurrency mining centers.
    • In Nigeria, one suspect was arrested for running a large-scale phishing and BEC operation that harvested software credentials and amassed about 2.1 million email addresses.
    • The operation also hit malicious mobile lending apps, fraudulent vehicle imports and cryptocurrency investment scams.
    • Team Cymru and the other firms supplied intelligence on suspicious domains, IP addresses and command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, which helped map criminal networks and identify suspects.
    • Earlier iterations: the first Serengeti (Sept-Oct 2024, 19 countries) led to 1,006 arrests and about $44 million recovered. Serengeti 2.0 (June-Aug 2025) led to 1,209 arrests and $97.4 million seized.