Cybertheft in Africa

A new type of illegal activity emerged in Africa with a high Internet accessibility rate. This type of cybercrime is known in West Africa by different names: Yahooman, 419, Gaymans, etc… Cybercriminals pose a threat to the economy of Africa. Not only do these threats present challenges to businesses, but also, they affect the cyber resilience reputation of the countries. These crimes are different from the crime in other parts of the world. Africa’s infrastructures are predominately mobile phone web traffic due to the cheaper mobile connections, which do not require additional infrastructure such as a fixed-line internet connection as with desktop computers.Social Eng in Africa