Authorities disrupt nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks in Africa
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Law enforcement agencies across Africa have disrupted nearly 11,000 cybercriminal networks and arrested more than 1,400 individuals in a coordinated crackdown known as Operation Serengeti III. The operation focused on major threat categories including business email compromise, ransomware, and online scams.
Key figures from the operation:
- Nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks disrupted
- More than 1,400 arrests made
- Targeted crimes: business email compromise, ransomware, and online scams
These results highlight the scale of cross-border cooperation needed to counter financially motivated cybercrime, which continues to affect organizations and individuals well beyond the African continent.
Source: BleepingComputer
Does your organization factor regional law enforcement operations like this into its threat intelligence and fraud risk assessments?
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