The International Police Organization, INTERPOL, siad it has identified 20,674 suspicious cyber networks linked to terrorists and arrested 14 suspected cybercriminals in its ‘Operation Africa Cyber Surge II’ across 25 African countries.
The operation according to INTERPOL, enabled by the Africa Threat Assessments on Cyber crimes in 2022, 2023, and the upcoming 2024 report.
This is even as IGP Kayode Egbetokun has warned that cyber criminality is becoming a pervasive and evolving threat, requiring law enforcement agencies to adapt swiftly and collaboratively to combat these threats.
INTERPOL’s Director of Cyber Crimes, Craig Jones, highlighted the priority areas for 2024, including criminal tools and infrastructures, attacks on ICT networks, and phishing attacks.
He emphasized the importance of regional collaboration and the effectiveness of the Africa Joint Cybercrime Operations Desk (AFJOC). The Nigeria Police Force has also made significant strides in the fight against cybercrime, establishing the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) and collaborating with international partners to dismantle notorious cybercrime syndicates.
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