The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of nine people in Nigeria in an international operation targeting cybercriminal networks accused of defrauding Americans. FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed this in a post on X, saying the operation, codenamed Blackout, also led to the seizure of 53 electronic devices and the identification of $11 million in potentially freezable funds across several countries. Patel said the targeted networks operated scam centres that exploited victims, stole their life savings and carried out fraudulent activities across international borders. “Operation Blackout is taking the...