Interpol’s Neal Jetton on Targeting Platforms, Not Just Perpetrators
Cybercrime has industrialized, and law enforcement strategy must evolve to match it. Interpol’s Project Stardust targets the platforms enabling criminal activity at scale rather than individual bad actors, said Neal Jetton, director of cybercrime at Interpol.
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Sustained disruption requires pressure on multiple fronts: infrastructure takedowns, asset seizure and capacity building across Interpol’s 196 member countries, Jetton said. No single lever is permanent, as criminals reorganize, but sustained combined pressure slows operations long enough to enable attribution and arrest. Artificial intelligence is accelerating criminal efficiency on every front, and law enforcement must adopt the same tools to keep pace, he said.
“You cannot let criminals be the only ones using this technology,” he said.
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSAC Conference 2026, Jetton also discussed:
- How Operation Synergia III brought 72 countries together to take down over 45,000 IP addresses and domains;
- Why intelligence sharing is the operational backbone of any large-scale cybercrime investigation, and where the private sector fits in;
- How AI is amplifying the efficiency of existing criminal tactics, including phishing campaigns.
Jetton is a global cybercrime leader focused on strengthening international threat response, coordinating major investigations and advancing cyber strategy. He has led transnational cybercrime efforts across government and law enforcement, driving whole-of-government operations and global collaboration to hold cybercriminals accountable.
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