Fortinet Contributes To Major Cybercrime Operation Arrests
Fortinet News, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Earlier this week, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) announced that the organizations have identified and arrested members of cybercrime groups operating across Africa.
These individuals specialize in ransomware, digital extortion, online scams, and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
INTERPOL and AFRIPOL activities related to this effort, called Operation Serengeti, were supported by numerous partners, including Fortinet, and research from the Cybercrime Atlas.
The Cybercrime Atlas is a collaboration initiated by the World Economic Forum's Partnership Against Cybercrime, in which cybercrime experts use open-source research to map cybercriminal activities and identify joint public and private sector responses to cybercrime. Fortinet is a launch partner of the Cybercrime Atlas, which has been in operation for a year.