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CybersecurityIdentity fraud spikes across Africa - SumsubIdentity fraud spikes across Africa - Sumsub
Africa saw a surge in identity fraud in 2024 with Nigeria, Algeria, Tanzania, Madagascar and Chad the hardest hit during the year, according to the Identity Fraud Report 2024 by Sumsub.
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_(1).jpg?width=100&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Picture of Matshepo Sehloho")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Google's 2024 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Black Founders program.")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Panelists during the Africa Tech Festival 2024, held in Cape Town, South Africa, this week.")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Simphiwe Dzengwa, Dr. Harry Malila, Minister Solly Malatsi, Hardy Pemhiwa, and Deon Geyser at the deal signing in Cape Town.")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "African man with red dreadlocks, wearing multicolor button up shirt smiles at phone.")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Subsea cable landing in Egypt")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Some of the winners of the 2024 Earthshot Prize.")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Group photo of Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator participants smiling and cheering")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Kenyan flag")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Blocks showing the words fake news next to a smartphone showing a news website")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Mobily and Telecom representatives during the deal signing.")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Young people protesting")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "ETAP graphic representing vehicles on a road in front of a monument flying the Ghanaian flag and a sign reading 'Welcome to Ghana'")
_(1)_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Niger flag")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Former Vice President of Nigeria, Oluyemi Osinbajo, speaking at the Babacar Ndiaye 2024 Lecture in Washington, D.C.")
.jpg?width=100&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Picture of Eden Harris")
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.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Young people sitting around a laptop")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Maziv")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Nigerian flag")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "A man walks past a Airtel Money branded store in Wakiso Town, Uganda")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Jacqueline Shi, President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service")
_(1)_(1)_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "MTN Group President and CEO, Ralph Mupita, and Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamru")
_(1)_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Delegates at the Equinix JN1 data center ribbon cutting ceremony.")
_(1).jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "Two young African women looking at a smartphone on the street")
.jpg?width=300&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale "From left: Dr Bosun Tijani, Peter Olusoji Ogundele and Patrick Johansson")
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