Authorities from 18 African countries arrested 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted 88,000 victims. Law enforcement recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures. The second phase of Operation Serengeti ran June–August 2025 to tackle ransomware, online scams, and business email compromise. Angola saw the dismantling of 25 cryptocurrency mining centres involving 60 Chinese nationals; 45 illicit power stations and mining and IT equipment worth over $37 million were confiscated and are being repurposed to support power distribution. Zambian authorities disrupted an online investment fraud that defrauded 65,000 victims of about $300 million, arresting 15 suspects and seizing domains, phones, and bank accounts. A transnational inheritance scam originating in Germany caused roughly $1.6 million in losses and led to arrests and asset seizures.
The crackdown recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for cross-border cooperation,
The crackdown identified 45 illicit power stations which were confiscated, along with mining and IT equipment worth more than $37 million, now earmarked by the government to support power distribution in vulnerable areas,
Each INTERPOL-coordinated operation builds on the last, deepening cooperation, increasing information sharing and developing investigative s
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