Interpol arrests hundreds in Africa-wide sextortion crackdown
More than 250 suspected cybercriminals and digital scammers have been arrested across 14 different African nations in a mass operation conducted across the continent by Interpol, the international investigative agency announced Friday. The arrests, executed in late July through early August but made public by Interpol today, come amid a “sharp rise in digital-enabled crime,” the organization said in a press release. Interpol analysts identified nearly 1,500 victims of the targeted cybercrime operations, with estimated financial losses nearing $3 million.
Interpol arrests hundreds in Africa-wide sextortion crackdown
