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Infosec in brief Interpol and its financial supporters in the South Korean government are back with another round of anti-cybercrime arrests via the fifth iteration of Operation HAECHI, this time nabbing more than 5,500 people suspected of scamming and seizing hundreds of millions in digital and fiat currencies. 

HAECHI V, an operation which ran from July to November of this year, was funded by South Korea but involved cooperation with law enforcement in 40 countries. The op targeted seven types of cyber-enabled crime: Romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, illegal online gambling, business email compromise, e-commerce fraud, and voice phishing.  

Along with thousands of arrests, HAECHI V led to the seizure of more than $400 million, part of which came from a joint operation between officials in Korea and China, who teamed up to dismantle a massive voice phishing syndicate responsible for more than $1.1 billion in losses ...