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global financial crime crackdown
$439 million recovered in global financial crime crackdown

Authorities around the world have recovered $439 million from criminals following a months-long operation led by INTERPOL. The effort, called HAECHI VI, ran from April through …

African cybercrime sweep
Interpol operation seizes $97 million in African cybercrime sweep

Authorities in Africa have arrested 1,209 people in an Interpol-led crackdown on cybercrime that targeted nearly 88,000 victims. 11,432 malicious infrastructures were …

extortion
Scam centers are spreading, and so is the human cost

Human trafficking tied to online scam centers is spreading across the globe, according to a new crime trend update from INTERPOL. Human trafficking victims by country of …

Operation Secure
Infostealer crackdown: Operation Secure takes down 20,000 malicious IPs and domains

More than 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains used by information-stealing malware were taken down during an international cybercrime crackdown led by INTERPOL. Called …

arrest
$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud

A coordinated international operation involving law enforcement agencies from 40 countries led to the arrest of over 5,500 individuals linked to financial crimes and the …

Operation Serengeti
Authorities disrupt major cybercrime operation, 1000+ suspects arrested

Authorities across 19 African countries have arrested 1,006 suspects and dismantled 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks thanks to a joint operation by INTERPOL and …

cracking down on cybercrime
Cracking down on cybercrime: Who you gonna call?

As cybercrime continues to grow, law enforcement agencies worldwide face increased challenges in safeguarding organizations and individuals. In this article, we highlight law …

fraud detection
Fraudsters’ working patterns have changed in recent years

Less sophisticated fraud — in which doctored identity documents are readily spotted — has jumped 37% in 2022, according to Onfido. Fraudsters can scale these attacks on an …

Handshake
IDnow partners with Interpol to share expertise via global training programmes

IDnow has announced a partnership with the International Criminal Police Organisation – Interpol. The 12 month collaboration will see IDnow experts deliver a series of …

Handshake
S2W collaborates with INTERPOL to identify and prevent dark web crimes

S2W announced that INTERPOL has recently signed a contribution agreement introducing S2W’s cyber threat intelligence (CTI) solution “S2-XARVIS ENTERPRISE” to …

identity theft
Sophisticated identity document fraud increased 57% over previous year

Over the past 12 months, 47% of all identity document fraud was classed as ‘medium’ sophisticated fraud, which is a 57% increase over the previous year, an Onfido report …

Police
Massive online crime crackdown leads to 1,000 arrests

An operation coordinated by INTERPOL codenamed HAECHI-II saw police arrest more than 1,000 individuals and intercept a total of nearly $27 million of illicit funds, …

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