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AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as digital scams surge: INTERPOL
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A new INTERPOL report indicates that artificial intelligence is now involved in over 55% of cybercrime cases across Africa. The surge in AI-powered scams and social engineering has led to a significant increase in financial losses across the continent.
Artificial intelligence is now powering more than half of reported cybercrime across Africa, allowing criminals to launch faster, more convincing and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 .
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