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INTERPOL Serengeti III nets 1,462 arrests and $105 million

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October 23: Security Affairs names TrendAI among private partners and restates that several investigations remain active.

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Interpol says Serengeti III arrested 1,462 suspects, disrupted 10,909 networks, and recovered more than $105 million.

INTERPOL said Operation Serengeti III, with agencies from 21 countries between June 29 and August 31, 2026, arrested 1,462 suspects and disrupted 10,909 networks used for fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, scams, and digital extortion. Authorities identified 65,929 victims, linked losses above $385 million, and recovered more than $105 million. Help Net Security and The Record say twenty participants were African and one was the United States. Uganda arrested 365 foreign nationals from two fraud rings targeting Asian pensioners; Angola seized more than 2,000 mining devices and six power stations; Nigerian cases involved about 2.1 million email addresses and over $2.4 million. Private partners supplied intelligence, and Interpol said several investigations remain open.

Key facts
  • Operation ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026.
  • Angola seized over 2,000 mining devices and six power stations worth above $1 million.
  • BleepingComputer says Angola arrested nine suspects.
  • A Nigerian case collected about 2.1 million email addresses.
  • Earlier Serengeti operations reported 1,006 and 1,209 arrests.
  • Security Affairs lists TrendAI among intelligence partners.
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Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Jun 29, 2026Operation Serengeti III begins with 21 countries · Help Net Security
  2. Aug 31, 2026Operation Serengeti III ends · BleepingComputer
  3. Oct 22, 2026Interpol reports 1,462 arrests and $105 million recovered · The Record
  4. Oct 23, 2026Security Affairs reports TrendAI among partners · Security Affairs

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • Help Net SecurityTwenty African countries plus the United States; Meta helped.
  • BleepingComputerPrior Serengeti arrest totals and nine Angola arrests.
  • The RecordSix power stations; action in Tanzania, Gabon, and Congo.
  • Security AffairsAdds TrendAI as a private intelligence partner.
Victims
65929
Organizations
INTERPOLGroup-IBKasperskyFortinetTeam CymruMetaInterpolTrendAIUppsala SecurityCybercrime Atlas
Countries
UgandaAngolaNigeriaTanzaniaGabonRepublic of the CongoUnited StatesGhanaBeninCameroonCongoCôte d'Ivoire

Coverage

oldest first · one row per article · UTC
  1. · 3d ago Help Net SecurityFirst report

    INTERPOL Africa sweep arrests 1,462 and recovers over $105 million

    Operation Serengeti III, from June 29 to August 31, linked networks to over $385 million in losses and 65,929 victims.

  2. · 3d ago BleepingComputer

    Interpol operation disrupts nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks in Africa

    Serengeti III brought 1,462 arrests, identified 65,929 victims, and recovered more than $105 million.

  3. · 3d ago The Record

    Interpol Serengeti III nets 1,462 arrests and $105 million

    Twenty African countries and the United States took part; identified victims lost more than $385 million.

  4. · 3d ago The Hacker News

    INTERPOL disrupts 10909 cybercrime networks

    Global operation arrested 1462 suspects and recovered $105 million.

  5. · 2d ago Security Affairs

    INTERPOL Serengeti III nets 1,462 arrests and $105 million

    Agencies in 21 countries identified 65,929 victims and losses exceeding $385 million from June 29 to August 31.