Security News > 2023 > August > Interpol arrests 14 who allegedly scammed $40m from victims in 'cyber surge'

An Interpol-led operation arrested 14 suspects and identified 20,674 "Suspicious" networks spanning 25 African countries that international cops have linked to more than $40 million in cybercrime losses.

Police in Nigeria arrested a suspect who allegedly defrauded a victim in Gambia, and police in Mauritius arrested two suspected money mules linked to messaging platform scams.

Group-IB, which has previously worked with Interpol on previous operations, collected and shared more than 1,000 indicators from its threat intelligence, according to the security shop.

In total, information shared by Group-IB and other private partners Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Coinbase led to some 150 Interpol analytical reports containing intel on cyber threats targeting specific countries, we're told.

Interpol last week reported the arrest of more than 100 people across the EU and Africa.

The West Africa-based group is described as a "Violent, mafia-like" gang that specializes in BEC, romance scams, credit card fraud, money laundering and other illicit activities, according to Interpol.

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