Police seizes $439 million stolen by cybercrime rings worldwide

Operation HAECHI VI: Interpol coordinated a five-month, 40-country operation (April–August 2025) that seized over $439 million in cash and cryptocurrency, confiscated 400 crypto wallets, blocked more than 68,000 bank accounts, and resulted in arrests (including 45 suspects in Portugal); the action targeted a broad set of cyber-enabled financial crimes — voice phishing, investment fraud, e-commerce fraud, online sextortion, business email compromise, romance scams and money laundering — and is presented as part of a series of recurring global HAECHI operations that have disrupted transnational criminal networks.