A new study has raised warnings of an alarming surge of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). The study conducted by the pan-African organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), shows 67 per cent of respondents being victims of at least one or multiple forms of digital violence. It was released on Wednesday, December 10, as the world marked International …
Not less than 260 suspects have been arrested in 14 African countries in a sweeping crackdown on cybercrime linked to romance scams and sextortion, INTERPOL announced. The two-week operation, code-named Operation Contender 3.0, ran from July 28 to August 11, 2025. Police seized over 1,200 electronic devices, dismantled 81 online infrastructures, and identified nearly 1,500 …
