Interpol, Africa and Cybercrime

Interpol Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects in Cybercrime Operation
In total, Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects during the operation. "From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of cybercrime attacks is of serious concern," Valdecy Urquiza, the Secretary General of Interpol, said in the statement.
Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa
Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.
Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages,
Wave of Interpol arrests puts cybercriminals across Africa on notice
Interpol’s affiliate, Afripol — which is a union of African law enforcement agencies — has arrested more than a thousand suspected cybercriminals of various stripes in a continent-wide dragnet. Nate Allen,
Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa including Ghana and Nigeria
Interpol has announced the arrest of over 1,000 persons suspected of cybercrimes across 19 African countries between September and October during Operation Serengeti .
INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled
An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent.
Interpol Arrests 1K Suspects in Cybercrime Crackdown
Interpol has successfully apprehended over 1,000 suspects in a sweeping cybercrime crackdown across Africa, according to an announcement by the global policing body on Tuesday. Dubbed Operation Serengeti,
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INTERPOL nabs 24 Kenyans over online fraud leading to KSh 1.1b loss: “This is just tip of iceberg”
INTERPOL’s Operation Serengeti arrested 24 Kenyans among 1006 suspects involved in an online credit card fraud scheme causing ...
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Idemia upgrades Interpol biometrics with new MBIS
Idemia Public Security delivered the upgraded MBIS solution to Interpol over the past summer, but only revealed the upgrade ...
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Bogus Interpol officers attack and rob scooter rider on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men ...
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China, Interpol vow to strengthen law-enforcement cooperation
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with International Criminal Police Organization ...
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NIA Arrest: India’s ‘enemy’ Salman Rahman Khan captured in Rwanda after Interpol red corner notice
He is accused of funding and providing weapons to active terrorist modules in Bengaluru. | New Delhi News | Patrika News ...
Lashkar-e-Taiba member extradited from Rwanda in operation coordinated by CBI, NIA, Interpol
Rwanda extradited to India on Thursday a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) facing an Interpol Red ...
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Interpol arrests over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa
Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens ...
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DNA from unidentified man buried in West Cork sent to Interpol
Man, whose remains were found in the River Lee at the Lee Fields in July 1999, was exhumed from his grave earlier this month ...