Kaspersky has contributed to INTERPOL’s Africa Cyber Surge Operation (ACSO) by sharing data, comprising of indicators of compromise (IoCs) on various cyberthreats and types of cybercriminal activity targeting African countries. The evidence provided the grounds [c]
An INTERPOL police operation to tackle online fraud has seen almost 1,000 suspects arrested and the seizure of $129,975,440 worth of virtual assets. Fraud investigators around the world worked together over five months (28 June [c]
Law enforcement officials from 27 INTERPOL countries joined forces in the Africa Cyber Surge Operation in an effort to counter cybercrime across the continent. Against the backdrop of the huge financial losses suffered by companies, [c]
INTERPOL has served as a unique and powerful cooperation platform to combat online child sexual exploitation, for more than 20 years. Currently containing more than 4.3 million videos and images, INTERPOL’s International Child Sexual Exploitation [c]
More than 60 per cent of respondents rank crimes such as money laundering, ransomware, phishing and online scams as high or very high threats according to INTERPOL’s inaugural Global Crime Trend report The findings state [c]
After the headlines that emerged earlier this month on the arrest of two suspected online scammers in South Africa lies a global police operation coordinated by INTERPOL. Codenamed Operation Jackal, the joint law enforcement effort mobilized [c]
In June 2022, INTERPOL launched a public awareness campaign warning Internet users of a dramatic increase in digital extortion threats. Under the banner #YouMayBeNext and supported by 75 INTERPOL member countries and 21 public or private entities, [c]
INTERPOL’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC) has launched a global awareness campaign to highlight the massive use of money mules in facilitating the movement of criminal proceeds. Money mules are people recruited by criminals, [c]
An INTERPOL operation in 94 member states targeting illicit online pharmacies has nabbed $11 million worth of illicit and counterfeit medicines. The one-week operation, carried out from June 23 – 30, 2022, covered 94 INTERPOL [c]
INTERPOL’s African Regional Conference closed with a series of recommendations to increase information sharing and operational activity to combat transnational crime and terrorism. Addressing the current and evolving challenges facing Africa, delegates discussed a range [c]
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]
Three Nigerians have been arrested in an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The three, suspected to be global scammers, were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a [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]
A Chinese national wanted in connection with a Ponzi scheme estimated to have defrauded nearly 24,000 victims out of EUR 34 million ($35.7 million) was arrested in Papua New Guinea following cooperation via INTERPOL. Posing [c]
A joint collaboration between INTERPOL, Korean and Moroccan law enforcement resulted in the shutdown of an illegal webtoon site and detention of a suspect. Moroccan authorities facilitated the action, thereby dismantling the criminal enterprise and [c]
A fraud gang suspected of swindling a US-based company out of about EUR 455,000 (about $495,950) has been taken down in raids across Johannesburg, South Africa led by investigators from the country’s Hawks Serious Commercial [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]
Kenyan Police have arrested a man wanted by INTERPOL for allegedly smuggling dozens of men, women and children to Europe. Wanted by The Netherlands since 2017, 53-year-old John Habeta was taken into custody at Schiphol [c]
The 5th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies on December 7 – 8, 2021, co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, INTERPOL and Europol, saw several thousand participants from the public and private sectors gathering [c]
An operation coordinated by INTERPOL codenamed HAECHI-II saw police arrest more than 1,000 individuals and intercept a total of nearly $27 million of illicit funds, underlining the global threat of cyber-enabled financial crime. Conducted over [c]
The INTERPOL General Assembly has adopted a resolution addressing the challenges faced by law enforcement investigating cases of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Through the resolution, member countries expressed their concern at the increased [c]
In light of October being, in various countries across the globe, the month to raise awareness of cybersecurity and domestic violence, Kaspersky has joined with other Coalition Against Stalkerware experts to provide police officers with [c]
A 4-year operation across five continents has disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang and seen the arrest of seven suspects believed to be behind global malware crime operations. Codenamed ‘Quicksand’ (GoldDust) and carried out by 19 [c]
A 30-month transcontinental investigation and operation led by INTERPOL has resulted in arrests and Red Notices for suspects believed to be behind a global malware crime network. Two Red Notices, which are internationally wanted persons [c]
Gathering at the INTERPOL Dialogue, leaders of regional policing bodies discussed the need for a more effective and coordinated response to tackle cybercrime and other transnational threats. The growing trend of ‘cybercrime as a service’, [c]
ECPAT, INTERPOL, and the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, with support from Safe Online at the End Violence Partnership, have partnered to release a new report titled Disrupting Harm in Kenya. The Disrupting Harm [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]
On Friday 1 October, Seraphin Ibouanga, Director of Cabinet of the Interior Minister in Gabon, presided over the inaugural ceremony of the Gabonese National Police Forces’ newly-created criminal intelligence analysis unit. Also present at the [c]
In its efforts to remind everyone to remember that cybercrime is often just a single click, tap or swipe away – whether it’s in a business or personal setting – INTERPOL has launched a new [c]
While most of the world’s football fans were watching the UEFA European Football Championship, hundreds of specialized officers across 28 countries were targeting organized crime groups looking to earn millions from illegal gambling and related [c]
INTERPOL has issued a global alert for organized crime groups attempting to defraud governments with fake offers to sell COVID-19 vaccines. The warning follows some 60 cases in 40 countries around the world where individuals [c]
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