Cybercrime Surge Targets Africa’s Financial Hubs

Africa’s financial sector faces a growing, discreet threat. A sophisticated threat cluster, identified as CL-CRI-1014, is targeting institutions with open-source tools cleverly disguised as legitimate software, aiming to establish covert access and monetize it through darknet markets. This campaign mirrors a broader surge in cybercrime activity across the region, with INTERPOL warning that Africa’s cybersecurity landscape is under mounting pressure from increasingly organized and persistent threat groups.