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Cyber security firm Group-IB and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have extended their strategic partnership with the formalis...

Group-IB and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have extended their strategic partnership

The group is believed to have stolen an estimated US$11 million — potentially as much as US$30 million — in more than 30 attacks across 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

BleepingComputer reports that a suspected high-ranking member of the French-speaking OPERA1ER cybercrime operation, also known as Common Raven, NX$M$, and DESKTOP Group, was confirmed by Interpol to have been arrested in Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa early last month following a joint law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation NERVONE" conducted with the U.S.

Operation Nervone has dealt a significant blow to the OPERA1ER group.

Law enforcement has detained a suspect believed to be a key member of the OPERA1ER cybercrime group, which has targeted mobile banking services and financial institutions in malware, phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns.

The group's mastermind was nabbed in Côte d'Ivoire for stealing up to $30 million using malware, phishing campaigns, and BEC scams, as part of international law enforcement's Operation Nervone.

Group-IB, a global cybersecurity leader headquartered in Singapore, has assisted in the INTERPOL-led Operation Nervone, aimed at successfully disrupting the operations of a cybercriminal syndicate dubbed OPERA1ER by Group-IB (also known as NXSMS, DESKTOP-Group, and Common Raven as named by SWIFT ISAC) in French-speaking Africa. This initiative took place under…

The suspected key figure is a member of a notorious cybercrime group that masterminded the stealing of an estimated $11m from companies in Nigeria and 14 other countries. | Pulse Nigeria