More than 1,400 suspected cybercriminals were arrested across Africa this summer as part of a crackdown on the gangs perpetrating online fraud, ransomware and business email compromise attacks, Interpol said.
Cybercrime crackdown across Africa leads to 1,462 arrests, $105 million seized
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