A worldwide crackdown on social engineering fraud has seen scammers identified globally, substantial criminal assets being seized and new investigative leads being triggered in every continent. The two-month (8 March – 8 May 2022) Operation, [c]
The cybercrime unit of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian man in an international operation spanning four continents, coordinated and facilitated by the recently created Africa operations desk within INTERPOL’s cybercrime directorate. [c]
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has arrested 11 alleged members of a prolific cybercrime network as part of a national police crackdown coordinated together with INTERPOL. Arrested by officers of the NPF Cybercrime Police Unit [c]
A new report published by INTERPOL gives key insights into cybercrime in Africa. The result of cross-sector collaboration, the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 will help countries in Africa to understand the most prevalent threats [c]
Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products prevented more than 9,500 BEC attacks globally, including those against businesses in air transportation, industry, retail, IT, and [c]
Two members of a criminal network engaged in telephone and email fraud have been extradited from China to South Korea, as part of an ongoing operation coordinated by INTERPOL. Operation First Light, first held in [c]
A Nigerian citizen residing in Accra, Ghana, has been extradited to the US to stand trial for an indictment charging him with wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. Assistant Attorney General [c]
INTERPOL’s global network recently helped and played a key role in the arrest of a Nigerian national suspected of defrauding hundreds of companies in Europe through business email compromise (BEC) scams. The 35-year-old, whose identity [c]
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