The Interpol Africa Cybercrime Operation has recovered over $105 million in illegal funds and seized more than 2000 cryptocurrency mining machines According to TechFlow, on October 23, Interpol announced that Operation Serengeti III was launched in 21 countries from June 29 to August 31, 2026, arresting 1462 suspects, cracking down on 10909 malicious networks, and recovering over $105 million in illegal funds. The investigation also confirmed that 65929 victims were attacked by cybercrime gangs, resulting in losses exceeding $385 million. The focus of this operation is to combat online fraud, ransomware, commercial email intrusion, online scams, and digital extortion. In specific cases, the Ugandan police dismantled two transnational fraud gangs and arrested 365 foreign nationals; Angola has seized two illegal cryptocurrency mining centers, arrested 9 people, and seized over 2000 mining machines; There are also cases in Nigeria involving over $2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds, with a significant amount of funds laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. The International Criminal Police Organization pointed out that artificial intelligence is increasingly being used for cybercrime activities in Africa, and related financial losses are still on the rise. Some investigations derived from this action are still ongoing.