CAPE TOWN, Aug 29 (NNN-BUANEWS) – Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), vowed the agency’s full support in strengthening collaboration and innovation on the African continent, in tackling high threats of organised crime and cyber threats.
Al-Raisi made the remarks, at the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, on Wednesday, which brought together representatives from 56 countries for the three-day meeting.
The INTERPOL head emphasised that, each African country has its own unique needs, challenges, and strengths, with online scams, ransomware, business email compromise, and digital extortion among the most frequently reported cyber threats.
According to him, a recent operation gathered investigators from 18 African countries, to tackle high-harm and high-impact cybercrimes, including ransomware, online scams, and business email compromise.
“This operation led to the arrest of 1,209 cybercriminals, targeting nearly 88,000 victims, the recovery of 97.4 million U.S. dollars, and the dismantling of 11,432 malicious infrastructures,” said Al-Raisi.– NNN-BUANEWS
