Cybercriminals Beware: Operation Serengeti 2.0 Nets 1,209 Arrests and $97M in Seized Assets
Operation Serengeti 2.0 has rounded up 1,209 cybercriminals across Africa, proving that crime doesn’t pay, but it does require a global takedown! INTERPOL’s joint effort reclaimed $97.4 million and put an end to countless scams. Looks like law enforcement’s got a new hobby: catching cyber-baddies and making the internet a safer place.
Hot Take:
INTERPOL is clearly on a roll! It’s like they’re hosting the world’s largest game of cybercriminal whack-a-mole, and they’re winning! With Operation Serengeti 2.0, they’re proving that global teamwork makes the cybercrime dream work… or rather, nightmare for those on the wrong side of the law! It’s a cyber soap opera, with a plot twist that even Netflix couldn’t script: illicit cryptocurrency mining in Angola and an online investment scam that had more drama than a reality TV show. Move over, Kardashians, the cybercrime crackdown is the new binge-worthy saga!
Key Points:
- 1,209 cybercriminals arrested across 18 African countries
- Operation Serengeti 2.0 recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures
- 25 cryptocurrency mining centers in Angola dismantled; $37 million worth of equipment confiscated
- Zambian authorities took down a $300 million online investment fraud
- INTERPOL emphasizes global cooperation; cybercrime knows no borders