News report

# 651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep

Help Net Security, February 20, 2026. INTERPOL's role in Operation Red Card 2.0 as supporting/coordinating rather than lead: the operation was 'supported by INTERPOL' and executed by law enforcement agencies in 16 African countries, producing 651 arrests and more than $4.3m recovered..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** February 20, 2026

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Help Net Security

**Published:** February 20, 2026

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/interpol-operation-red-card-2-0-africa-cybercrime/](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/interpol-operation-red-card-2-0-africa-cybercrime/)

**What it supports:** INTERPOL's role in Operation Red Card 2.0 as supporting/coordinating rather than lead: the operation was 'supported by INTERPOL' and executed by law enforcement agencies in 16 African countries, producing 651 arrests and more than $4.3m recovered.

**Dataset id:** src\_helpnetsecurity\_red\_card\_2\_2026

## Research notes

- By Sinisa Markovic.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

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Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[International Criminal Police Organization](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/red-card-2-0)

Coordinator, Red Card 2.0

Supporting source

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