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Threat Intelligence

Six Black Axe Members Extradited from South Africa Over $6 Million Romance Scam

Six Nigerian nationals landed in the United States on September 11, 2026, to face federal fraud charges after five years in a Cape Town jail. Their alleged network drained more than $6 million from over 100 American women through fake online romances.

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Threat Intelligence

Interpol Arrests 58 in Operation Jackal IV, Targeting West African Fraud Networks

A 22-country sweep disrupted the money-laundering infrastructure and online scam operations behind some of the world's most prolific fraud gangs, with preliminary results pointing to a strategic shift toward dismantling criminal support systems rather than counting arrests.

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Threat Intelligence

Interpol's Operation Jackal IV: 58 arrests target West African fraud networks and Black Axe

A 22-country police push identified 263 suspects tied to romance, investment and business email scams, with South African authorities seizing $2.67 million from a syndicate that targeted retirees.

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Threat Intelligence

Grandoreiro Banking Malware Is Back, Targeting Mexican Bank Customers

A banking Trojan first spotted in 2016 is still active, still stealing money, and now using a trusted file-management tool as cover to slip past security software on computers in Mexico.

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Threat Intelligence

Interpol's Global Payment Network Stopped a $6.6 Million Fraud Transfer. Here's How It Works.

A worldwide system linking police forces and banks in 196 countries is getting faster at freezing stolen money before criminals can move it across borders.

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Policy & Regulation

Interpol Sweep Nets 5,811 Fraud Arrests and $293 Million Across 97 Countries

Operation First Light 2026 identified more than 142,000 victims of romance, investment and business email scams between January and April.

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Threat Intelligence

INTERPOL Flags Sharp Rise in Phishing, Ransomware and AI Scams Across Asia-Pacific

A new INTERPOL assessment maps a region where cybercrime is outpacing defensive capacity, with phishing leading the volume charts and ransomware crews exploiting the gap.

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