Operation Serengeti 2.0 dismantled almost 11,500 malicious infrastructures between June and August. Officials arrested more than 1,200 alleged cybercriminals.

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

Hackers from countries like Iran are increasingly pairing their hacking operations with information operations pushing propaganda.

Cyber operations in Africa and Latin America need more attention from the threat intelligence industry, the organizers of the effort argue.

Researchers reveal new details about a highly successful cybercrime group thought to have stolen millions over the last few years.

The group allegedly has targeted the defense, local government, oil and natural gas and telecommunications sectors in places including North America.

The would-be perpetrator appeared to be associated with the DemonWare ransomware outfit.

Religious and political opposition leaders in Togo were targeted last year with spyware developed by NSO Group, according to Citizen Lab.

The Russian troll farm is working out of two African countries to spread division in the U.S.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin ally, has been focused on raising the Kremlin’s profile in Africa.