Africa: Africa Must Prepare for AI-Powered Cyber Threats At Scale
Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Despite being increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, South Africa lacks an AI strategy, and government agencies invest two-thirds less than corporates in cybersecurity.
Anthropic's investigation found that its AI agents were used to collect information, conduct 'reconnaissance missions' and 'build the infrastructure' to hack into an (unnamed) North African government technology authority.
In Central African Republic, investigators detected a web of fake radio stations producing AI-generated content.
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