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<div> <div> <h2>Operation HAECHI VI seized $439M from global cybercrime rings</h2> <h2>Interpol announced that Operation HAECHI VI seized $439M from global cybercrime rings, with 40 countries joining the five-month crackdown.</h2> <p>Interpol announced that an international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation HAECHI VI, resulted in the seizure of $439M in cash and crypto from cybercrime rings between April and August 2025. Authorities from 40 countries joint to the operation.</p> <p><em>&ldquo;An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 40 countries and territories has resulted in the recovery of USD 342 million in government-backed currencies, along with USD 97 million in physical and virtual assets.&rdquo; reads the <a href="https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2025/USD-439-million-recovered-in-global-financial-crime-operation" target="_blank">press release</a> published by Interpol.</em></p> <p><em>&ldquo;Operation HAECHI VI (April &ndash; August 2025), targeted seven types of cyber-enabled financial crimes: voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, business email compromise and e-commerce fraud.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Operation HAECHI VI blocked 68,000 bank accounts, froze 400 crypto wallets, and recovered $16M in illicit crypto profits.</p> <p>In Portugal, police broke up a large syndicate that stole &euro;228,000 from 531 vulnerable families by hacking social security accounts and altering bank details, arresting 45 suspects. In Thailand, police seized $6.6M from a transnational crime group of Thai and West African nationals who tricked a Japanese firm in a major <a href="https://securityaffairs.com/tag/interpol-bec" target="_blank">BEC</a> scam. Meanwhile, Korea and the UAE recovered $3.91M stolen from a steel company thanks to INTERPOL&rsquo;s I-GRIP stop-payment system, which blocked the transfer after forged shipping documents surfaced.</p> <p><em>&ldquo;While many people believe that funds lost to fraud and scams are often irretrievable, the outcomes of HAECHI operations demonstrate that recovery is indeed possible. As one of INTERPOL&rsquo;s flagship financial crime operations, HAECHI is a prime example of how global cooperation can protect communities and safeguard financial systems.&rdquo; Theos Badege, Directorpro temporeof INTERPOL&rsquo;s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre said. &ldquo;We encourage more member countries to join us in this collective effort, so that meaningful difference can be made in the fight against cyber-enabled crime.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>In December 2024, the previous round of the same law enforcement operation, <a href="https://securityaffairs.com/171593/cyber-crime/operation-haechi-v-5500-arrests.html" target="_blank">codenamed Operation HAECHI-V</a>, led to more than 5,500 suspects arrested and the seizure of over $400 million.</p> <p>Operation HAECHI V (July-Nov 2024) targeted cyber frauds like phishing, romance scams, sextortion, investment fraud, online gambling, BEC, and e-commerce fraud.</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/securityaffairs" target="_blank">@securityaffairs</a>and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sec.affairs" target="_blank">Facebook</a>and<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@securityaffairs" target="_blank">Mastodon</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pierluigi-paganini/b/742/559" target="_blank">PierluigiPaganini</a></p> <p>(<a href="http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/" target="_blank">SecurityAffairs</a>&ndash;hacking, Interpol)</p> <hr> <hr> </div></div>