How AI gave Africa’s cybercriminals skills they never had
From a $2m deepfake scam in Uganda to synthetic identities, automated phishing and ransomware that can rewrite its own code, artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime in Africa. INTERPOL says AI was involved in 55% of cybercrime cases surveyed in 2025.
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From a $2m deepfake scam in Uganda to synthetic identities, automated phishing and ransomware that can rewrite its own code, artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime in Africa. INTERPOL says AI was involved in 55% of cybercrime cases surveyed in 2025.
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