GoKawiilInterpol's Operation Serengeti III nets 1,500 cybercrime arrests, $105M recovered
Interpol's third annual Operation Serengeti, a two-month crackdown across 20 African countries and the US, resulted in nearly 1,500 arrests, recovery of $105 million in stolen funds, and the shutdown of almost 11,000 malicious networks. The operation targeted groups behind ransomware, phishing, and cyber-enabled fraud, building on prior sweeps that arrested 1,006 and 1,209 suspects in 2024 and 2025 respectively.