(Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S. Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kayode, who was… Dec 12, 2024 By Greg Otto
Suspects detained during raid in Angola. (Interpol) African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent. Nov 26, 2024 By Tim Starks
Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial. Sep 4, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during morning trading on Nov. 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over breaches According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s failures led to the loss of $6.6 million in client funds. Aug 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
This photograph taken in Lyon, eastern France, on September 5, 2023 shows the entrance of the International Criminal Police Organization headquarters, known as Interpol. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images) 300 arrests made in crackdown of West African cyber fraud group The takedown of the Nigeria-based international cyber gang including millions in seized assets and hundreds of blocked bank accounts. Jul 17, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images) Researchers unpack massive email scam targeting dozens of companies The campaign is the latest case of business email compromise, which costs victims billions of dollars annually. Jun 13, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A view of the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation building during the inauguration opening ceremony in Singapore in 2015 (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) INTERPOL raids hundreds of scammy call centers in sweep Investigators found scammers involved in human trafficking. Jun 15, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Interpol Global Complex for Innovation building is seen during the inauguration opening ceremony in Singapore on April 13, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN via Getty Images) INTERPOL hauls in alleged Nigerian cybercrime ringleader The group is believed to have hit more than 50,000 victims. May 25, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) FBI arrests 65 in BEC scams that took $51M from US businesses "Operation Eagle Sweep" is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement. Mar 30, 2022 By Tonya Riley
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building on Nov. 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) FBI: Cybercrime reports saw ‘unprecedented’ rise last year, costing nearly $7B Business email compromise again proved costliest, at $2.4 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center. Mar 23, 2022 By Tim Starks