In a large-scale operation that ended yesterday, Interpol made an arrest 3,500 people suspect that you are in some way connected to cybercrime.
Furthermore, the intervention of the police would have involved a lot 34 countriesleading to the seizure of assets for a total value of 300 million dollars and resulted in the blocking of over 80,000 suspicious bank accounts. The operation, called Haechi IVis just the latest operation by the authorities against cybercriminals over the last few months, with theFBI often busy on the front line.
For Stephen Kavanagh, executive director of Interpol’s police services, the enormous sum of money seized demonstrates how cybercrime is now a global threat, capable of operating on a large scale and weakening the economic stability of nations around the world.
Haechi IV also revealed some interesting information about the work of cybercriminals. For example, Interpol noted how content generated through Artificial intelligence are commonly used for identity theft, blackmail of various types and financial fraud. In this precise context, the voice cloning techniques represents the pinnacle of the strategies adopted.
From voice cloning to NFT fraud: a major blow to international cybercrime
Not to be underestimated are the scams linked to the sale of NFT which, according to Interpol, are particularly common in Korea.
Cybercriminals promise victims high yields to invest in this area. In reality, however, these projects fintech they are nothing more than “bait”, abandoned when the bad guys collect enough money.
The lack of knowledge of the sector by many users and themanipulative skill of cyber criminals, make this type of fraud particularly easy to penetrate potential victims. However, in this critical situation there is also hope, brought about precisely by operations such as Haechi IV.
Indeed, Kavanagh himself confirmed that arrests in this context have increased by 200%demonstrating how law enforcement is effectively combating new techniques developed by cybercriminals.