From June–August 2025, Interpol coordinated one of Africa’s largest cybercrime crackdowns: 1,209 arrests across 18 countries (plus the UK), $97.4 million recovered, and 11,432 malicious infrastructures dismantled.
Notable actions
- Angola: 25 illicit crypto-mining centers shut; ~$37 million in gear seized; illegal power stations repurposed.
- Zambia: Investment fraud hitting 65,000 victims (~$300 million) disrupted; 15 arrests; domains, accounts, and 372 forged passports seized.
- Côte d’Ivoire: Long-running “inheritance” scam dismantled; ~$1.6 million in assets recovered.
Why it worked
- Pre-op training in OSINT, ransomware forensics, and crypto tracing.
- Strong public-private intel sharing on suspicious IPs/domains/C2s (e.g., targeted ransomware group leads).
Takeaway
When law enforcement teams up with specialized private forensics, outcomes scale fast—exactly the collaboration model we champion for credible asset recovery.
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