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AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as digital scams surge, INTERPOL

4 Aug 2026, 10:19 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as digital scams surge, INTERPOL
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

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.