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Interpol bags 1,209 suspects, $97M in cybercrime operation focused on Africa

ID: b5802a5b-d6f1-58c1-a145-357a993302ef

STIX ID: report--b5802a5b-d6f1-58c1-a145-357a993302ef

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-08-22

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Interpol's Operation Serengeti 2.0 (June–August) coordinated takedowns across Africa resulting in 1,209 arrests, seizure of $97.4M in criminal proceeds and $37M in power equipment from illegal crypto-mining operations in Angola, disruption of a Zambian crypto-investment fraud that defrauded ~65,000 victims of over $300M, 11,432 infrastructure takedowns, BEC-related arrests, and the seizure of passports and other assets; the report is a law-enforcement overview of large-scale cybercrime activity rather than a technical threat analysis.

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