201 Arrested in Crackdown on Cybercrime in Middle East, North Africa
The 13-country effort, named Operation Ramz, targeted cyber threats in the Middle East and North Africa region. The post 201 Arrested in Crackdown on Cybercrime in Middle East, North Africa appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A total of 201 individuals were arrested, and 382 additional suspects were identified in a law enforcement crackdown on phishing and malware threats in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Named Operation Ramz, the 13-country effort also resulted in the seizure of 53 servers and in the identification of 3,867 victims across participating jurisdictions, Interpol announced.
Law enforcement agencies in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and the UAE participated in the operation, which ran from October 2025 to 28 February 2026.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/201-arrested-in-crackdown-on-cybercrime-in-middle-east-north-africa/
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