African Law Enforcement Nabs 1,000+ Cybercrime Suspects

Operation Serengeti: a multinational Interpol–Afripol operation, supported by private cybersecurity firms, arrested 1,006 suspects across 19 African nations for involvement in ransomware, BEC, bank-fraud scripts, Ponzi and investment scams, and trafficking-linked schemes — collectively tied to roughly $192M in losses and at least 35,000 victims; authorities disrupted infrastructure but experts warn the impact may be temporary without stronger legal, socioeconomic, and cybersecurity measures.