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Busted! Interpol-led operation targeting West African cybercrime groups nets 58 arrests
Matched: Australia
Interpol's Operation Jackal IV, involving 22 countries across six continents including Australia, resulted in 58 arrests targeting West African cybercrime groups. The operation focused on disrupting romance scams and cryptocurrency fraud networks. Authorities also blocked hundreds of suspicious bank accounts and seized assets as part of the coordinated crackdown on organized cybercriminal activity.
FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet
The FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut, a residential proxy service run by Israeli company Alarum Technologies. The action followed a KrebsOnSecurity report linking NetNut to the Popa botnet, a network of at least two million devices infected without owner consent. The seizure involved industry partners and came roughly two weeks after the security findings were published.