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INTERPOL Operation Ramz: Major Cybercrime Crackdown Across MENA Results in 201 Arrests
Key Findings INTERPOL coordinated Operation Ramz across 13 MENA countries from October 2025 to February 2026, resulting in 201 arrests and 382 additional suspects identified Nearly 8,000 intelligence records were shared between participating nations, marking the largest coordinated cybercrime effort INTERPOL has led in the region Authorities identified 3,867 victims and seized 53 servers involved in phishing, malware, and cyber scam operations Private sector partners includin
May 192 min read
Hack-for-Hire Spyware Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region
Key Findings A coordinated hack-for-hire campaign targeting journalists and activists across the Middle East and North Africa has been active since at least 2022, with operations continuing into 2025 The campaign is attributed to Bitter, a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government, operating as a likely contracted espionage service Two Egyptian journalists and critics of their government, Mostafa Al-A'sar and Ahmed Eltantawy, were targeted with sophisticated s
Apr 93 min read
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