An international law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has disrupted large-scale cybercrime networks worldwide, sinkholing tens of thousands of malicious IP addresses and seizing key digital infrastructure.
The operation, codenamed ‘Operation Synergia III,’ ran from July 2025 to January 2026 and involved authorities from 72 countries. Law enforcement officers seized 212 electronic devices and servers linked to cybercriminal activity and arrested 94 suspects. Another 110 individuals are currently under investigation.
In Togo, police arrested 10 suspects believed to be running a fraud ring from a residential area. According to INTERPOL, some members specialized in hacking social media accounts, while others carried out social-engineering scams such as romance fraud and sextortion.
In Bangladesh, authorities detained 40 suspects and confiscated 134 electronic devices linked to a range of cybercrime schemes, including loan and job scams, identity theft, and credit card fraud.
In Macau, police uncovered more than 33,000 phishing and fraudulent websites. The sites impersonated casinos, banks, government portals, and payment services in order to steal victims’ credit card details and personal data.
The operation follows the ‘Operation Synergia II’ effort, which ran between April and August 2024. It led to 41 arrests and the seizure of 1,037 servers associated with cybercrime infrastructure operating across roughly 22,000 IP addresses.