Sprawling 'Operation Sentinel' Neutralizes African Cybercrime Syndicates

Operation Sentinel: Interpol coordinated a month-long, 19-country operation across Africa that resulted in 574 arrests, roughly $3M seized, the removal of over 6,000 malicious links, decryption of six ransomware variants, and links to about $21M in losses from business email compromise, digital extortion, and ransomware; notable incidents include a $7.9M BEC transfer targeting a Senegal petroleum firm and a ransomware attack that disrupted a Ghanaian financial institution.