Operation Jackal III: Interpol busts Nigeria’s cybercrime mafia, over 300 arrests

The International Criminal Police Organisation has arrested more than 300 people linked to one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks, Black Axe, and other affiliated groups.

In a series of secret missions, dubbed “Operation Jackal III,” across 21 countries between April and July 2024, Interpol said the highly coordinated cybercriminal group was responsible for some of the world’s cyber-based financial fraud and many other serious crimes, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

While police described the operation as a “major blow” to the Nigerian criminal network, they also warned of its global reach and technological sophistication – making the Black Axe a global threat. …READ MORE