Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- In one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on digital crime ever witnessed on the continent, authorities in 18 African nations, supported by the United Kingdom and led by INTERPOL, have arrested more than 1,200 individuals suspected of cybercrime. The sweeping operation not only disrupted organized networks of online criminals but also revealed the scale of Africas rising vulnerability to cyber-enabled fraud, money laundering, and digital infrastructure exploitation.

According to INTERPOL, the month-long operation led to the arrest of 1,209 suspects linked to a wide range of schemes, including ransomware attacks, phishing campaigns, and business email compromise (BEC) fraud, among others. In total, investigators ...