Tag: interpol
-
Interpol identifies West Africa as potential new hotspot for cybercrime compounds
Interpol said it analyzed five years of data about the illicit industry, which relies on human trafficking to staff up centers with people who are forced to conduct investment fraud, romance scams and other schemes. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/interpol-west-africa-cybercrime-compounds
-
Scam Centers Expand Global Footprint with Trafficked Victims
Interpol warns that scam centers are expanding beyond Southeast Asia First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scam-centers-global-footprint/
-
Interpol Warns of Rapid Rise in Cybercrime on African Continent
Interpol claims cybercrime has risen sharply in Africa with cyber-offences accounting for a medium-to-high share of all crime First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interpol-warns-rapid-rise/
-
INTERPOL Cautions of Significant Increase in Cyber Attacks on Western and Eastern Africa
The INTERPOL 2025 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report has raised alarms over a dramatic surge in cybercrime across Africa, with Western and Eastern regions reporting that over 30% of all documented criminal activities are now cyber-related. Two-thirds of INTERPOL’s African member countries surveyed confirmed that cybercrimes constitute a medium-to-high proportion of total reported offenses, highlighting the…
-
Cybercrime is surging across Africa
A new INTERPOL report has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in cybercrime across Africa, with digital crime now accounting for a significant proportional of all criminal activity across the continent. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/cybercrime-surging-across-africa
-
INTERPOL-Led Effort Dismantles Infostealer Malware Network in 26 Countries Across Asia-Pacific Region
INTERPOL partnered with Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro to take down a cybercrime network. They alerted more than 216,000 individuals and organizations that were possible victims. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-interpol-operation-secure-cybercrime-asia-pacific/
-
INTERPOL-Led Effort Dismantles Infostealer Malware Network in 26 Countries Across Asia-Pacific Region
INTERPOL partnered with Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro to take down a cybercrime network. They alerted more than 216,000 individuals and organizations that were possible victims. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-interpol-operation-secure-cybercrime-asia-pacific/
-
Massive infostealer infrastructure clampdown led by Interpol
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/massive-infostealer-infrastructure-clampdown-led-by-interpol
-
Infostealer Malware Targeted by Police in Operation Secure
32 Suspects Arrested Across Asia-Pacific During Interpol-Coordinated Crackdown. Interpol on Wednesday unveiled Operation Secure, an information-stealing malware crackdown that it coordinated, resulting in the arrest of 32 suspects and the seizure of over 20,000 malicious IP addresses and 41 servers tied to infostealer-fueled crime. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/infostealer-malware-targeted-by-police-in-operation-secure-a-28655
-
Asia dismantles 20,000 malicious domains in infostealer crackdown
Interpol coordinates operation, nabs 32 across Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nauru First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/asia_cracks_down_on_infostealers/
-
Operation Secure: INTERPOL Disrupts 20,000 Infostealer Domains, 32 Arrested
INTERPOL disrupts 20,000 infostealer domains in major cybercrime crackdown across Asia-Pacific, 32 arrested, 216K victims notified in Operation Secure. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/operation-secure-interpol-disrupts-infostealer-domains/
-
20,000 Asian IPs and Domains Dismantled in Infostealer Crackdown
Interpol-coordinated Operation Secure led to 32 arrests, including the suspected ringleader of a cybercriminal organization First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interpol-operation-secure/
-
INTERPOL Dismantles 20,000+ Malicious IPs Linked to 69 Malware Variants in Operation Secure
INTERPOL on Wednesday announced the dismantling of more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains that have been linked to 69 information-stealing malware variants.The joint action, codenamed Operation Secure, took place between January and April 2025, and involved law enforcement agencies from 26 countries to identify servers, map physical networks, and execute targeted takedowns.”These First…
-
Warum 2025 das bisher gefährlichste Jahr werden wird
Am 12. Mai fand der Anti-Ransomware-Tag statt, eine von INTERPOL und Kaspersky ins Leben gerufene globale Sensibilisierungsinitiative, die an eine der erfolgreichsten Cyber-Attacken der Geschichte erinnert: die WannaCry-Attacke im Jahr 2017. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/2025-das-gefaehrlichste-jahr
-
Ransomware Reloaded Warum 2025 das bisher gefährlichste Jahr werden wird
Am 12. Mai findet der Anti-Ransomware-Tag statt, eine von Interpol und Kaspersky ins Leben gerufene globale Sensibilisierungsinitiative, die an eine der erfolgreichsten Cyber-Attacken der Geschichte erinnert: die WannaCry-Attacke im Jahr 2017. Innerhalb weniger Stunden fegte die Ransomware-Kampagne über den Globus, legte Krankenhäuser in Großbritannien lahm, stoppte Produktionsstraßen und unterbrach wichtige Dienste auf fast allen Kontinenten.…
-
Ransomware Reloade Warum 2025 das bisher gefährlichste Jahr werden wird
Am 12. Mai findet der Anti-Ransomware-Tag statt, eine von Interpol und Kaspersky ins Leben gerufene globale Sensibilisierungsinitiative, die an eine der erfolgreichsten Cyber-Attacken der Geschichte erinnert: die WannaCry-Attacke im Jahr 2017. Innerhalb weniger Stunden fegte die Ransomware-Kampagne über den Globus, legte Krankenhäuser in Großbritannien lahm, stoppte Produktionsstraßen und unterbrach wichtige Dienste auf fast allen Kontinenten.…
-
Cybercrime Cooperation Has Become More Regional
Ex-Interpol Director Craig Jones on How Geopolitics Affects Global Cybercrime. Geopolitical conflicts have affected intergovernmental cooperation. Craig Jones, immediate past director of cybercrime at Interpol, says geopolitical instability has pushed countries to shift their focus toward data sovereignty, scrutinizing data storage, access and regulations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cybercrime-cooperation-has-become-more-regional-a-28279
-
Public-Private Ops Net Big Wins Against African Cybercrime
Three cybersecurity firms worked with Interpol and authorities in Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and four other African nations to arrest more than 300 cybercriminals. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/public-private-ops-big-wins-african-cybercrime
-
INTERPOL Arrests 306 Suspects, Seizes 1,842 Devices in Cross-Border Cybercrime Bust
Law enforcement authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and confiscated 1,842 devices as part of an international operation codenamed Red Card that took place between November 2024 and February 2025.The coordinated effort “aims to disrupt and dismantle cross-border criminal networks which cause significant harm to individuals and businesses,” INTERPOL said, adding it…
-
Public-private partnerships: A catalyst for industry growth and maturity
Tags: ceo, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, fortinet, framework, government, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, interpol, lessons-learned, mitre, resilience, software, threat, vulnerabilitySuccessful partnerships offer a blueprint for effective collaboration Numerous cybersecurity-focused partnerships are underway, involving successful collaboration across all sectors. These examples can help take public-private partnership efforts from abstract ideas to impactful execution and provide valuable insights and lessons learned.One example is the work being done by the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) and its members.…
-
Betrüger am Werk: Verbraucherzentrale warnt vor falschen Polizisten am Telefon
Tags: interpolDie Betrüger behaupten, im Auftrag von Interpol, Europol oder dem Bundeskriminalamt anzurufen. Bei Misstrauen drohen sie mit Haftstrafen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/betrueger-am-werk-verbraucherzentrale-warnt-vor-falschen-polizisten-am-telefon-2503-194136.html
-
Smashing Security podcast #405: A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams
From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Learn more about him, and how he became a geopolitical pawn between the US, France, and Russia. Plus! Hear how concert-goers are being warned about a swathe of scams hitting stadiums and arenas around…
-
Changing the narrative on pig butchering scams
Hazel discusses Interpol’s push to rename pig butchering scams as ‘romance baiting’. Plus, catch up on the latest vulnerability research from Talos, and why a recent discovery is a “rare industry win”. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/changing-the-narrative-on-pig-butchering-scams/
-
Cryptohack Roundup: FBI Fingers TraderTraitor for $308M Hack
Also: Bitfinex Hacker Lichtenstein’s Social Media Post From Prison. This week’s stories include updates on hackers in the DMM Bitcoin and Bitfnex cases, South Korea sanctioning North Korean hackers, Trump naming an exec director for Digital Assets Council, Craig Wright’s prison sentence and the Interpol’s red notice for Hex founder. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
-
Interpol Identifies Over 140 Human Traffickers in New Initiative
A new digital operation has enabled Interpol to identify scores of human traffickers operating between South America and Europe First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interpol-identifies-140-human/
-
Replace pig butchering with romance baiting
Tags: interpolFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/interpol-replace-pig-butchering-with-romance-baiting
-
Breach Roundup: US Seeks Extradition of Alleged LockBit Coder
Also: Interpol Says ‘Pig Butchering’ Shames Victims, A Data Leak Scandal in Mexico. This week, U.S. asks Israel to extradite an alleged LockBit coder, don’t say pig butchering, and an Apache Struts flaw. A hunt for alleged data thieves in Mexico, Europe probes TikTok and Netfilix fined 4.75 million. A ransomware attack against Texas medical…
-
Interpol Calls for an End to “Pig Butchering” Terminology
Tags: interpolInterpol wants to change the term “pig butchering” to “romance baiting” First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interpol-calls-end-pig-butchering/
-
Can We Drop the Term ‘Pig Butchering’?
The agency asks the cybersecurity community to adopt romance baiting in place of dehumanizing language. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/interpol-time-drop-term-pig-butchering