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Coverage dated November 25, 2024

Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects in cybercrime operation

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The operation investigated compromise schemes, digital extortion and online scams.

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  1. Newsweek

    Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects in cybercrime operation (opens Newsweek)

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    The operation investigated compromise schemes, digital extortion and online scams.

  2. Local News 8

    Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol says it arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a two-month operation clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday.

  4. Washington Times

    Interpol crackdown on cybercrime nets more than 1,000 in Africa (opens Washington Times)

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    Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a two-month operation clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday.

  5. The World from PRX

    Wave of Interpol arrests puts cybercriminals across Africa on notice (opens The World from PRX)

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    Interpol’s affiliate, Afripol — a union of African law enforcement agencies — has arrested more than a thousand suspected cybercriminals of various stripes in a continent-wide dragnet. Nate Allen, an associate professor at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, explains what happened and what this…

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