BlockBeats reports that on August 22, according to The Block, Interpol announced on Friday that its coordinated 'Operation Serengeti 2.0' has successfully arrested 1,209 individuals suspected of cybercrime, who collectively attacked nearly 88,000 victims. The operation involved investigators from 18 African countries and the UK.
The operation began in June this year and has so far recovered $97.4 million in funds and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures. During the operation, Zambian authorities dismantled a large-scale online investment scam scheme that promised high returns through advertising campaigns, luring approximately 65,000 victims to invest in cryptocurrency, with an estimated fraud amount reaching $300 million.
In Angola, investigators dismantled 25 cryptocurrency mining centers, arrested 60 Chinese citizens illegally validating blockchain transactions, and seized mining and IT equipment valued at over $37 million.