WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- More than 125 people have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on the leading types of online economic crime, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Operation Cyber Sweep is still ongoing, the department said, and involves more than 70 indictments. It is being coordinated by 34 U.S. attorneys' offices nationwide, the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service and other federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies.
The operation targets a variety of online crimes, including fraud, software piracy and the fencing of stolen goods.
More than 125 investigations have been opened since Operation Cyber Sweep began Oct. 1, the department said.
Investigators have uncovered more than 125,000 victims with estimated losses of more than $100 million, according to the department.
The operation includes charges in California, Virginia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, among other jurisdictions.
