Risks and rewards of AI for organised crime in Africa

In 2019, a British company was defrauded of US$243 000 when the voice of the chief executive was impersonated by criminals using artificial intelligence (AI). In South Africa, impersonation fraud increased by 356% between April 2022 and April 2023, according to the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service. The organisation’s Executive Director, Manie van Schalkwyk, said a 2021 Interpol report put South Africa at the top in Africa regarding cyber threats.

https://www.polity.org.za/article/risks-and-rewards-of-ai-for-organised-crime-in-africa-2023-07-11