INTERPOL’s largest cybercrime operation to date targeted phishing, malware, and online scams across the Middle East and North Africa.
While the numbers are modest, the crackdown on cybercrime involved 13 countries in the MENA region, the largest law enforcement collaboration to date.
Operation Ramz resulted in 201 arrests and disrupted phishing services, malware and financial scams.
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More than 200 individuals were arrested for cybercrime activities during INTERPOL's Operation Ramz, which focused on the Middle East and North Africa. [...]
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects.
The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, a…