INTERPOL coordinated an international law enforcement operation that dismantled 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to phishing, malware, and ransomware, resulting in 94 arrests, 110 people under investigation, and the seizure of 212 electronic devices. India’s CBI also targeted a transnational fraud syndicate leveraging the Dubai-based fintech platform Pyypl, arresting key suspect Ashok Kumar Sharma and uncovering laundering through mule accounts, PoS-style withdrawals, offshore fintech top-ups, and conversion to USDT. #OperationSynergia #Pyypl
Keypoints
- INTERPOL’s crackdown removed 45,000 malicious IPs and servers during the third phase of Operation Synergia.
- The multinational operation spanned 72 countries, led to 94 arrests, 110 ongoing investigations, and 212 devices seized.
- Bangladesh raids resulted in 40 arrests and 134 devices confiscated for loan and job scams, identity theft, and credit card fraud.
- Togo arrests uncovered romance scams, sextortion, and social media account hacking used to defraud victims.
- India’s CBI probed a Pyypl-linked investment and job fraud, arresting Ashok Kumar Sharma and revealing money laundering via mule accounts and USDT conversion.
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