AI Fuels 55% of African Cybercrimes as Losses Top $480 Million, INTERPOL Warns

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What the source reports

AI now powers more than half of reported cybercrimes across 26 African nations as phishing and mobile fraud transition into industrialized criminal enterprises, according to INTERPOL.

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Primary source: OCCRP · August 3, 2026

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