Ghana news briefing
Online fraud accounts for 47% of Ghana’s cybercrime cases – CSA
The National CERT logged 3,876 cyber incidents in seven months, with 1,818 cases confirmed The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has revealed that online fraud accounted for nearly half of all cybersecurity incidents recorded in Ghana between January and July 2026, raising fresh concerns over the growing threat to digital financial services.
The CSA Director-General said the growing scale of cyber-enabled fraud poses a direct threat to public confidence in Ghana’s digital financial ecosystem.
He warned that the rapid expansion of digital financial services was creating new opportunities for cybercriminals, particularly as more Ghanaians rely on mobile money, online banking and other digital payment platforms.
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