One group of scammers engineered a 'voice phishing' scheme that used phone calls posing as law enforcement to dupe victims, resulting in $1.1 billion in financial losses.

Global police arrest 5,500 suspects, seize $400M, dismantle $1.1B phishing syndicate in INTERPOL-led HAECHI-V.

Interpol 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, the global police organization said Tuesday.

In total, Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects during the operation. "From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of cybercrime attacks is of serious concern," Valdecy Urquiza, the Secretary General of Interpol, said in the statement.

Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.

Interpol’s Operation Haechi V has led to the arrest of over 5500 individuals and seizure of $400m obtained via online fraud

Interpol's recent operation in Africa led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects in a crackdown on cybercrime. The operation, spanning September to October, targeted ransomware and online scams, pinpointing 35,

An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime in the continent.

More than 1,000 people suspected of cybercrimes were arrested in 19 African countries between September and October, Interpol announced Tuesday.