The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has released its African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, revealing that 55% of cyberattacks across Africa are enabled by artificial intelligence (AI).

The European Union (EU) has recently conducted a cybersecurity exercise named Cyber Europe 2026, involving around 5,000 experts. The bloc’s caution is by no means excessive, as large-scale cyberattacks have inflicted enormous damage in the past.