In Zambia, authorities apprehended 14 members of a hacking syndicate that deployed malware through malicious links, gaining control of victims’ messaging accounts and banking applications through a multistage attack vector. The operation involved law enforcement agencies from seven African nations—Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, and Zambia coordinated through INTERPOL’s African Joint Operation against Cybercrime (AFJOC). Kaspersky’s threat intelligence team provided crucial analysis of malicious Android applications targeting African users, including detailed YARA rules that helped identify specific malware families. Operation Red Card, conducted from November 2024 to February 2025, targeted cross-border criminal syndicates responsible for mobile banking fraud, investment scams, and messaging app exploitation. Cyber Security News is a Dedicated News Platform For Cyber News, Cyber Attack News, Hacking News & Vulnerability Analysis. INTERPOL led a multi-national law enforcement operation dubbed “Operation Red Card,” which has resulted in the arrest of over 300 suspected cyber criminals. The partnership continues to focus on sharing threat intelligence data feeds, IoCs, and APT information to combat cybercrime trends across the African continent. Their tactics included impersonating telecommunications employees and creating fake jackpot schemes to extract sensitive information from victims’ mobile banking accounts. Gurubaran is a co-founder of Cyber Security News and GBHackers On Security.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:00:05 +0000