Cybercrime Operation Across 13 MENA Countries Nets 201 Arrests

When borderless cybercriminal networks exploit regional blind spots, defense requires global cooperation and internet-scale visibility. Team Cymru recently acted as a private-sector intelligence partner in INTERPOL’s Operation Ramz—a first-of-its-kind cybercrime operation across 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. By delivering external threat intelligence and context-rich telemetry, we helped law enforcement map adversary infrastructure, track illegal cyber activities, and convert raw data into actionable operational leads. The joint operation targeted malicious infrastructure underpinning phishing, malware, and large-scale cyber scams, delivering significant real-world impact: -> 201 individuals arrested and 382 additional suspects identified. -> 53 malicious servers dismantled and seized across participating jurisdictions. -> 3,867 victims identified and protected from further exploitation. -> Nearly 8,000 pieces of critical intelligence disseminated to drive regional investigations. Dismantling the infrastructure that adversaries depend on is central to our mission. By empowering global defenders with the visibility needed to turn technical signals into decisive action, we actively make it harder, riskier, and more expensive for cybercriminals to operate. Read the full briefing: https://ow.ly/F7iF50Z16g3 #ThreatIntelligence #Cybercrime #IncidentResponse #Infosec