… The Authority’s response follows a post by FBI Director Kash Patel on the FBI’s global anti-scam campaign, known as “Operation Blackout”, which reported that more than 130 people had been arrested or detained in Ghana, with nearly US$10 million in identified losses and more than …
… s at the location where they allegedly carried out the fraudulent activities Conducted under the FBI’s global ‘Operation Blackout’, the operation has so far identified 89 victims and resulted in the seizure of more than 300 electronic devices, according to FBI Director Kash Patel …
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has cautioned FBI Director Kash Patel against downplaying Ghana’s role in a recent cybercrime operation. …
FBI Director Kash Patel says a scam operation in Ghana has been dismantled as part of the bureau’s global Operation Blackout targeting transnational fraud networks. …
… he surfaced flashes of the pugnacious defence attorney who had grilled witnesses in Trump’s criminal trial and sparred with the judge. “That’s an extraordinarily obnoxious question, Senator,” Blanche told Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who had asked him about FBI Director Kash Patel …
… Prosecutors said in charging documents they had allegedly “expressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments”. “Allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” FBI Director Kash Patelposted on social media on Tuesday about the “multi-state operation”. …
… FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the agency “is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds – we will update the public as we’re able.” Selina Wang, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, posted a video on X showing the …
The Cyber Security Authority has rejected suggestions that the FBI independently planned or executed a recent cybercrime crackdown in Ghana, maintaining that the operation was led and coordinated by Ghanaian authorities with international law enforcement support. The operation, called "Operation Cyber Hunt," resulted in eight arrests and the rescue of 120 people suspected of being trafficked for online fraud.
The Cyber Security Authority has rejected suggestions that the FBI independently planned or executed a recent cybercrime crackdown in Ghana, maintaining that the operation was led and coordinated by Ghanaian authorities with international law enforcement support. The operation, called "Operation Cyber Hunt," resulted in eight arrests and the rescue of 120 people suspected of being trafficked for online fraud.
The FBI announced the dismantling of a suspected scam operation in Ghana under 'Operation Blackout', with more than 130 people arrested or detained and nearly US$10 million in identified losses. The operation identified 89 victims and resulted in the seizure of more than 300 electronic devices, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Ghana's Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George cautioned FBI Director Kash Patel against framing a recent cybercrime operation as solely an FBI effort, saying such framing could undermine future international cooperation. George emphasized that Ghanaian law enforcement and intelligence agencies led the operation with support from the UK's National Crime Agency and the FBI.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a scam operation in Ghana has been dismantled as part of Operation Blackout, with more than 130 people arrested or detained, nearly US$10 million in identified losses, 89 victims identified, and over 300 devices seized.
US President Donald Trump took swipes at journalists at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, accusing many of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and criticizing "fake news," while the event celebrated press freedom following a shooting that had cancelled the previous dinner three months earlier.
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche faced bipartisan questioning on Capitol Hill during his confirmation hearing, where he apologized for "mistakes" in the Epstein files release and fielded questions about his personal relationship with President Donald Trump and his independence from the administration.
The FBI thwarted a plot to attack a UFC event at the White House on Sunday, arresting five men across four US states. The alleged plan involved striking nearby buildings with explosive-laden drones and firing on "high value targets," with a second wave of attackers intended to storm the White House gate.
An Iran-linked hacker group called Handala claims to have had access for months to FBI first-person view drones used for counterterrorism monitoring, and threatened to target the World Cup. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity, said Handala published photos and footage claimed to be from the breach, though SITE disputed the authenticity of at least one video.
Two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official. The incident occurred near Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest after officers responded to a report of a person firing a weapon.
A person opened fire at officers at a White House checkpoint on Saturday evening and was shot and taken to George Washington Hospital. The suspect was identified as an emotionally disturbed person with a prior "stay-away order."
Former FBI Director James Comey has been formally charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47". Comey has denied knowing what the numbers meant, while the Trump administration claims the image was a threat against the 47th president.