Operation Red Card

Campaign
13 incidents First seen 2026-02-19 Last seen 2026-08-26
Overview

Operation Red Card 2.0, an international law enforcement operation led by INTERPOL and coordinated with local agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in the arrest of 651 individuals involved in high-yield investment scams, mobile money fraud, and fraudulent mobile loan applications. The operation targeted government, telecommunications sectors across multiple countries in Africa, with a focus on Nigeria and Kenya. Authorities recovered over $4.3 million and confiscated devices, taking down malicious IPs, domains, and disrupting cybercrime syndicates that had gained access to internal operations of major telecommunications providers. This operation serves as a deterrence measure against online scams, sending a clear message to both active and potential offenders that such activities will not be tolerated.

Threat ecosystem
Actors Malware Campaigns CVEs
Tap a node for a quick look · double-tap to open its profile
At a glance
peak priority 120
Activity by month (incidents)
2026-022026-08
Sectors targeted
finance · 5government · 5cryptocurrency · 1education · 1energy · 1health · 1media · 1telecommunications · 1
Countries targeted
CA · 5CI · 5US · 5AE · 4AO · 4BF · 4BI · 4BJ · 4BW · 4CD · 4CF · 4CG · 4
Origin
DZ · 11EG · 11AO · 10BF · 10BI · 10BJ · 10
Kinds of incident
Law Enforcement · 8Industry & Policy · 3Malware & Botnets · 1Phishing & Social Engineering · 1
Techniques seen in incidents
Phishing · 9Ransomware · 6Social Engineering · 5T1592.002 - Software · 2Data Breach · 1Espionage · 1Impersonate · 1Impersonation · 1T1059.001 - PowerShell · 1T1059.006 - Python · 1T1090 - Proxy · 1T1588.001 - Malware · 1
Related malware
Qilin · 1
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-20127 · 1
Incident timeline
2026-08-26
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2026-07-21
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2026-06-18
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2026-05-20
Interpol's 'Operation Ramz' Pioneers Cross-Region Collabs in Middle East
2026-03-09
White House Cyber Strategy Prioritizes Offense
2026-03-05
Software Development Practices Help Enterprises Tackle Real-Life Risks
2026-02-26
Henry IV, Hotspur, Hal, and hallucinations
2026-02-25
Operation Red Card 2.0 Leads to 651 Arrests in Africa
2026-02-19
INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown