Interpol coordinated a major African cybercrime operation that recovered more than $105 million in illicit funds, according to defenceWeb. Operation Serengeti III ran from late June to late August, with law enforcement agencies from 21 countries arresting 1,462 suspects and disrupting 10,909 malicious networks. Investigators also identified 65,929 victims targeted by cybercriminal networks, while financial investigations linked criminal activity to losses exceeding $385 million. Under Interpol’s coordination, investigators tackled cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, online scams, and digital extortion. Before the operation, authorities received actionable intelligence on suspicious domains, IP addresses, and command and control infrastructure connected to criminal activity. Several national operations were carried out under the wider crackdown. In Uganda, authorities dismantled two transnational fraud rings and arrested 365 foreign nationals tied to online investment and pension fraud schemes, using a rotating call centre model and fake trading platforms. In Angola, investigators dismantled two illegal cryptocurrency mining centres, arresting nine suspects and seizing more than 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices. They also seized six illegal power transformation stations valued at over $1 million. In Nigeria, a suspect was arrested over a phishing and business email compromise operation that harvested software credentials and amassed over two million email addresses. Investigators also recovered a luxury vehicle suspected to have been bought with criminal proceeds. A separate Nigerian case targeted an international investment fraud scheme promoted via messaging apps, leading to the arrest of a suspect. Financial investigations showed more than $2.4 million moved in suspected criminal proceeds, with much of it laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. Elsewhere, Tanzania police dismantled a malicious mobile loan application scheme. In Gabon, authorities disrupted a social media-based vehicle import fraud network, and in the Republic of Congo they arrested 30 suspects linked to a cybercrime operation. Several investigations stemming from Operation Serengeti III remain active, with authorities continuing efforts to identify additional suspects, trace illicit proceeds and analyze digital evidence seized during the operation.