Kaspersky takes part in Interpol’s Serengeti III international cybercrime crackdown. /Courtesy of KasperskyGlobal cybersecurity corporations Kaspersky took part in Operation Serengeti III led by INTERPOL and supported the arrest of 1,462 suspects.Kaspersky said on the 2nd that it supported the international cybercrime crackdown by providing threat intelligence data and technical analysis to INTERPOL. In this operation, 1,462 suspects were arrested, and $105 million (about 150 billion won) in criminal proceeds was recovered.Operation Serengeti III ran from June 29 to Aug. 31 with law enforcement agencies from 20 African countries and the United States participating. In its third year, the operation focused on cracking down on international cybercrime groups, including ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), online fraud, and digital extortion.About 66,000 victims were identified during the operation, and law enforcement estimated the financial damage at $385 million. About 11,000 malicious networks linked to cybercrime were also blocked.Kaspersky provided threat information needed to identify criminal groups and conduct investigations from the preparation stage through its threat research center. In particular, it delivered to law enforcement data on network infrastructure used for botnets and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, as well as information on phishing and malicious internet addresses (URLs) targeting users in Africa.Country-specific enforcement results followed. In Uganda, authorities dismantled two transnational criminal groups that carried out online investment and pension scams targeting victims across Asia and arrested 365 foreign suspects. In Angola, two illegal cryptocurrency mining facilities were uncovered and nine suspects were arrested.In Nigeria, a suspect behind a large-scale phishing and BEC scheme that stole software account authentication information and obtained about 2.1 million email addresses was arrested. In an international investment fraud case promoted via a messaging app, one suspect was also arrested.INTERPOL is currently conducting follow-up investigations into some cases. Law enforcement agencies are identifying additional suspects and tracing the flow of illegal revenue while analyzing the digital evidence obtained.Neil Jutton, head of INTERPOL’s cybercrime directorate, said, “Cybercrime groups exploit technology without regard for borders to target victims on an unprecedented scale,” and “this operation shows that international cooperation is one of the most effective means to disrupt criminal networks and recover criminal revenue.”Lee Hyo-eun, head of Kaspersky Korea, said, “Cyber fraud, business email compromise, and ransomware threats are spreading rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region, including Korea,” and “we will use global threat intelligence to help domestic corporations and institutions respond to attacks by international cybercrime groups.”※ This article has been translated by AI. Share your feedback here.
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