201 Arrested in Crackdown on Cybercrime in Middle East, North Africa

Interpol's Operation Ramz resulted in 201 arrests and 382 identified suspects in a major cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The operation, which ran from October 2025 through February 2026, targeted phishing and malware operations, leading to the seizure of 53 servers and identification of nearly 4,000 victims. Notable actions included shutting down a phishing-as-a-service operation in Algeria, uncovering a human trafficking scheme forcing victims into fraud operations in Jordan, and securing compromised devices that were unknowingly spreading malware in Qatar.