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Operation Sentinel cybercrime arrests and takedowns

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Interpol coordinated Operation Sentinel, leading African law enforcers to arrest 574 suspects in a continent-wide cybercrime sweep that disrupted BEC, digital extortion, and ransomware activity. The month-long action ran from October 27 to November 27, 2025 and recovered $3m in alleged cybercrime proceeds. It also took down 6000 malicious links and decrypted six ransomware variants, reducing active criminal infrastructure across the continent. Interpol said the cases were linked to more than $21m in financial losses.

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  1. 23.12.2025 11:30 2 articles · 6mo ago

    Operation Sentinel arrests and takedowns

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    Interpol said African law enforcers arrested 574 suspects during Operation Sentinel, a month-long cybercrime operation that ran from October 27 to November 27, 2025 and targeted business email compromise (BEC), digital extortion and ransomware. The coordinated action recovered $3m in alleged cybercrime proceeds, took down 6000 malicious links, decrypted six ransomware variants, and was linked to financial losses exceeding $21m across cases investigated in multiple African countries.

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