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AI Linked to More than Half of Cybercrime in Africa
INTERPOL said 55% of reported cybercrimes in Africa are now AI-enabled, and losses have more than doubled since 2024, officials said.
- According to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, artificial intelligence is now involved in 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa, enabling criminals to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks.
- Africa's rapid digital transformation, driven by more than 1.1 billion mobile subscribers, has shifted cybercrime from isolated incidents to an industrialized, borderless ecosystem powered by emerging technologies.
- Cybercrime-Related financial losses have more than doubled to USD 484 million, while 72 per cent of surveyed countries report organized scam centers and criminals increasingly use AI-generated synthetic identities to bypass security systems.
- Financial institutions, telecommunications companies, and government agencies face the heaviest targeting, with Southern and West Africa recording the highest concentrations of operations and East Africa emerging as a hotspot for mobile money fraud.
- Neal Jetton, Director of INTERPOL's Cybercrime Directorate, said AI automates "every stage of a cyberattack," though fragmented legislation and low AI preparedness among law enforcement continue to hinder effective regional responses.
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