International police organisation Interpol has announced the arrest of 201 individuals as part of "Operation Ramz", a multinational effort to target phishing operations, malware threats, and "cyber scams" in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The "first of its kind" operation involved the participation of 13 countries and resulted in the seizure of 53 servers alongside the arrests. 3,867 victims of cybercrime were confirmed via nearly 8,000 pieces of data pulled from said servers (via Bleeping Computer).
"In a world where cybercriminals exploit the digital landscape without borders, Operation Ramz demonstrates the effectiveness of global collaboration," said Neal Jetton, Interpol's director of cybercrime.
"Interpol is dedicated to working with it...
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