Authorities arrested 260 cybercrime suspects during a two-week operation spanning 14 African countries, Interpol announced Friday. The globally coordinated summertime crackdown dubbed “Operation Contender 3.0” targeted criminal…

Operation Serengeti 2.0 dismantled almost 11,500 malicious infrastructures between June and August. Officials arrested more than 1,200 alleged cybercriminals.

A burst of global law enforcement actions during the past few weeks marked by a flurry of successful takedowns gives cybercrime experts a jolt of hope.

Operation Secure targeted malicious IPs, domains and servers used for infostealer operations that claimed more than 216,000 victims.

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

The takedown of the Nigeria-based international cyber gang including millions in seized assets and hundreds of blocked bank accounts.

The cybercrime and fraud operations, including fraudulent art sales, were linked to financial losses of more than $40 million.

Investigators found scammers involved in human trafficking.

The group is believed to have hit more than 50,000 victims.

"Operation Eagle Sweep" is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement.