Interpol said police from 21 countries arrested 1,462 suspects and recovered more than $105 million in Operation Serengeti III, a cybercrime crackdown in Africa that ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026, targeting ransomware, online scams and business email compromise. The operation disrupted 10,909 malicious networks and identified 65,929 victims, with linked losses of more than $385 million. In Angola, investigators shut two illegal crypto mining centers, arresting nine people and seizing more than 2,000 mining devices and six illegal power transformation stations. In Nigeria, more than $2.4 million in suspected investment fraud proceeds was traced, much of it laundered through crypto transactions. Several investigations remain active.
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