GoKawiil
Tech News
Interpol coordinated a multinational law enforcement effort, codenamed Jackal IV, targeting the infrastructure that enables crime-as-a-service operations across West Africa. The operation specifically aimed at organizations linked to groups like Black Axe, which have been tied to fraud, cybercrime, and other illicit activities spanning multiple countries.
Police from 22 countries collaborated to identify 263 suspects and arrest 58 people connected to West African cybercrime syndicates, including the Black Axe organization known for romance scams, crypto fraud and business email compromise schemes. Argentina, South Africa, Romania and Italy each contributed arrests and seizures, including $2.67 million confiscated from a group targeting retirees, while investigators also uncovered a Crime-as-a-Service network supplying domains and money-laundering support to organized crime groups.