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  1. Marco Rubio, Sergey Lavrov, and Penny Wong attend ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings in Manila, while the Quad meets on the sidelines.
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  4. Europol, Interpol, and Aseanapol are collaborating on a joint operation to combat transnational fraud rings and organized crime.

INTERPOL operation targets cyber fraud and BEC across Africa

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 22
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What happened

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INTERPOL conducted Operation Serengeti III, an operation targeting cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) across Africa. The operation led to the arrest of 1,462 suspects across 21 countries, including Nigeria. Investigators recovered over $105 million in illicit funds and disrupted 10,909 malicious networks.

From nigerianeye.com

Why it matters

Some supportBrind's analysis of the reports

The operation targeted criminal activities linked to losses exceeding $385 million. The recovery of illicit funds and the disruption of large-scale fraud networks impact financial integrity across the continent.

Europol, Interpol, and Aseanapol are collaborating on a joint operation to combat transnational fraud rings and organized crime.

From nigerianeye.com

Who's involved

  • NigeriaA country targeted for large-scale phishing and BEC operations
  • AfricaThe continent where the operation took place
  • EuropolA law enforcement agency collaborating on the joint operation

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • International Monetary FundSpeculative

    Increased financial stability may result from the disruption of illicit capital flows for the International Monetary Fund.

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Europol, Interpol, and Aseanapol are collaborating on a joint operation to combat transnational fraud rings and organized crime. All 2 developments

Within Marco Rubio, Sergey Lavrov, and Penny Wong attend ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings in Manila, while the Quad meets on the sidelines.

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