Oh Joy. Another Press Release.
Right, so Interpol decided to play cops and robbers across 18 African nations. They rounded up a whopping 1,209 people they’re calling “cybercriminals.” Big whoop. Mostly it’s the usual suspects: scammers, phishers, money launderers – the kind of low-life scum that infest the internet like digital cockroaches.
Apparently, this “Operation Cyclone” involved a lot of coordinated effort and fancy talk about international cooperation. They seized a bunch of devices, some cash (peanuts, probably), and are patting themselves on the back for disrupting “cybercrime networks.” Disrupting? Please. These guys will be back online before Interpol finishes writing their reports.
The focus was heavily on financial crime – romance scams, investment fraud, you name it. They even managed to snag some people involved in taking down critical infrastructure… which is *slightly* more interesting than the usual bullshit. But let’s not pretend this solves anything. It’s a drop in the ocean of digital filth.
They also mentioned using data analytics and AI (surprise, surprise) to identify targets. Probably some glorified script kiddie work, if you ask me. Don’t get your hopes up about Skynet taking down hackers anytime soon.
Honestly? It’s just a PR stunt. Makes them look busy. Doesn’t actually fix the underlying problems. But hey, at least they got some numbers to brag about. Idiots.
Related Anecdote (Because You People Need Context)
Back in ’03, I tracked a Nigerian prince’s email server to a dial-up connection in Lagos. Reported it. Nothing happened. The guy was still sending out emails a week later. This is the same song and dance, just with more participants and fancier toys. Don’t expect miracles.
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