Cybercrime Gangs Are Expanding Across Africa: Investigators Warns

Police and investigative experts of the sub-Saharan region of Africa have cautioned of cyber criminal gangs, that are recently advancing in size and power by exploiting the vulnerabilities caused during the global economic crises and the Covid-19 pandemic.

As claimed by the authorities, both of the mentioned situations have given rise to newer opportunities for online criminals to rake in large assets without risking being caught.

This growth has a direct impact on the rest of the world, where many victims of “hugely lucrative” fraud live, a senior police official says.

According to Prof. Landry Signé, a senior scholar and study author at Brookings Institution, the Covid-19 crisis has apparently resulted in the growth of digitalization globally. As online activities boosted, criminals, targeted critical digital infrastructure.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization around the world, but as life has shifted increasingly online, cybercriminals have exploited the opportunity to attack vital digital infrastructure […] States across Africa have emerged as a favorite target of cybercriminals, with costly consequences,” says Professor Signé.

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