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Mother and aunt arrested in Colombia for live streaming child sexual abuse
Authorities have safeguarded victims aged 19 months, 7 and 9. [c]
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Kaspersky supports INTERPOL’s operation to combat cybercrime in Africa
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]
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$130 million intercepted in global INTERPOL operation against online fraud, cybercrime
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]
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Joint operation in Africa detects cybercrime and at-risk online infrastructure
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]
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More specialist units needed to investigate online child abuse – INTERPOL
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]
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Financial and cybercrimes key concerns for police globally – INTERPOL
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]
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INTERPOL operation targets financial crime rings in West Africa
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]
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Joint operation dismantles sextortion ring in Hong Kong and Singapore
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]
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Global campaign exposes use of money mules to move criminal proceeds
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]
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94-country INTERPOL crackdown on illicit online pharmacies nabs $11 million worth of medicines
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]
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INTERPOL Africa conference underscores need for information sharing, data exchange
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]
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Hundreds arrested, millions seized in global INTERPOL operation against social engineering scams
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]