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AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol

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AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol

Interpol reports that artificial intelligence (AI) accounts for more than half of cybercrime incidents in Africa, with associated financial losses doubling. The agency attributes the surge to increased adoption of AI tools by criminal actors across the continent.

Why it matters: Security practitioners in African organizations and those with African operations face escalating AI-enabled attacks and must adjust detection and response strategies to counter evolving criminal tactics.

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