Interpol recovers $105 million in Africa cybercrime sweep

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Interpol said Operation Serengeti III led to the arrest of 1,462 suspects and the recovery of more than $105 million across 21 countries. The disrupted networks were linked to approximately $385 million in losses affecting 65,929 identified victims, and the operation also took down 10,909 malicious networks. In Angola, police closed two illegal crypto mining centres, seized more than 2,000 mining devices and arrested nine suspects. In Nigeria, authorities traced more than $2.4 million in fraudulent proceeds, much of which was reportedly laundered through crypto transactions, while Uganda recorded 365 arrests.

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