Summary: INTERPOL’s ‘Operation Red Card’ has led to the arrest of 306 suspects across seven African countries targeting cybercriminal networks. The operation resulted in the seizure of 1,842 devices involved in various scams affecting over 5,000 victims. This initiative highlights the importance of international cooperation in combating cybercrime and protecting communities.
Affected: INTERPOL, African Law Enforcement Agencies
Keypoints :
- 306 individuals arrested as part of ‘Operation Red Card’ targeting cross-border cybercrime.
- Seizure of 1,842 devices linked to mobile banking and investment scams impacting over 5,000 victims.
- International cooperation led to enriched criminal intelligence shared among participating countries.
- Nigerian authorities detained 130 suspects involved in investment fraud and online scams.
- Zambian police arrested 14 members of a cybercrime gang hacking victims’ phones.
- South African authorities confiscated over 53 computers in a SIM box fraud operation.
- Rwandan police apprehended 45 individuals for social engineering scams defrauding victims of USD 305,000.
- Past operations, such as ‘Operation Serengeti’, also disrupted significant cybercrime networks across Africa.