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Interpol's Operation Serengeti Leads to More Than 1,400 Arrests Across Africa and the US
Dark Reading · 28 Oct 2026
Key Takeaway
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Interpol's annual Operation Serengeti has returned significant results in its third iteration. The coordinated law enforcement effort led to 1,462 arrests across 20 African countries and the United States.
Authorities also recovered $105 million in stolen funds as part of the operation. The source summary does not provide further detail on the types of crime targeted or the methods used, so this article does not speculate on those points.
The scale of the operation shows that international cooperation against cybercrime continues to produce measurable outcomes, including the return of money taken from victims.