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The West African cyber mafia is being targeted by the international police.
A large-scale international operation to combat organized crime and cyber fraud, originating in West Africa, has ended with impressive results. As reported by Interpol on Wednesday, law enforcement officers detained 300 suspects on five continents.
The operation, codenamed Jackal III, was conducted from April 10 to July 3, 2023. During this period, the guards seized assets worth $ 3 million and froze 720 bank accounts allegedly used for criminal purposes.
Isaac Oginni, who heads the INTERPOL Financial Crimes and Corruption Center, expressed serious concern: "The scale of financial fraud originating from West Africa is alarming and continues to grow." He stressed that it is possible to resist extensive criminal networks only through the joint efforts of different countries.
Special attention during the operation was paid to the Black Axe group , a Nigerian criminal organization with a long history. Interpol describes Black Axe as one of the most influential West African crime syndicates operating in the international arena. The group is engaged in a wide range of illegal activities, including cyber fraud, human trafficking, drug trafficking and other serious crimes both on the African continent and abroad.
To carry out their machinations, criminals used bank accounts around the world. Currently, law enforcement agencies in 40 countries are conducting investigations related to money laundering by this group.
It is worth noting that back in 2021, American law enforcement officers conducted a large-scale operation in Texas, detaining 33 people allegedly associated with this criminal network. The suspects were charged with a number of crimes, including hacking business correspondence, fraud against investors and illegal transactions with unemployment benefits. The investigation found that the attackers managed to steal and launder more than $ 17 million, deceiving at least a hundred victims.
Hacking of business correspondence (BEC) is considered one of the most ruinous types of cybercrime. The FBI estimates that from June 2016 to December 2021, global damage from such attacks reached a whopping $ 43 billion.
The success of Jackal III clearly demonstrates how effective international cooperation can be in the fight against organized crime. According to experts, the results of the operation dealt a serious blow to the influence and capabilities of criminal structures, which should significantly reduce their ability to harm society on a global scale.
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A large-scale international operation to combat organized crime and cyber fraud, originating in West Africa, has ended with impressive results. As reported by Interpol on Wednesday, law enforcement officers detained 300 suspects on five continents.
The operation, codenamed Jackal III, was conducted from April 10 to July 3, 2023. During this period, the guards seized assets worth $ 3 million and froze 720 bank accounts allegedly used for criminal purposes.
Isaac Oginni, who heads the INTERPOL Financial Crimes and Corruption Center, expressed serious concern: "The scale of financial fraud originating from West Africa is alarming and continues to grow." He stressed that it is possible to resist extensive criminal networks only through the joint efforts of different countries.
Special attention during the operation was paid to the Black Axe group , a Nigerian criminal organization with a long history. Interpol describes Black Axe as one of the most influential West African crime syndicates operating in the international arena. The group is engaged in a wide range of illegal activities, including cyber fraud, human trafficking, drug trafficking and other serious crimes both on the African continent and abroad.
To carry out their machinations, criminals used bank accounts around the world. Currently, law enforcement agencies in 40 countries are conducting investigations related to money laundering by this group.
It is worth noting that back in 2021, American law enforcement officers conducted a large-scale operation in Texas, detaining 33 people allegedly associated with this criminal network. The suspects were charged with a number of crimes, including hacking business correspondence, fraud against investors and illegal transactions with unemployment benefits. The investigation found that the attackers managed to steal and launder more than $ 17 million, deceiving at least a hundred victims.
Hacking of business correspondence (BEC) is considered one of the most ruinous types of cybercrime. The FBI estimates that from June 2016 to December 2021, global damage from such attacks reached a whopping $ 43 billion.
The success of Jackal III clearly demonstrates how effective international cooperation can be in the fight against organized crime. According to experts, the results of the operation dealt a serious blow to the influence and capabilities of criminal structures, which should significantly reduce their ability to harm society on a global scale.
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