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Interpol’s Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown nets 260 sextortion, romance scam suspects - CybersecAsia

Summary by CybersecAsia
Two months of coordinated efforts lead to the arrest of suspects behind romance and sextortion scams, with monies and infrastructures seized. Authorities across 14 African countries have arrested 260 suspects in a coordinated operation targeting cybercrime syndicates involved in romance scams and sextortion schemes. The operations, coordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, were conducted between 28 July and 11 August 2025, and led to the sei…
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CybersecAsia broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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