Across much of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, estimated AI adoption rates remain below 10%.

Fraud rates dropped in Europe by 14.6% and in North America by 5.5%, while increasing by 9.3% in Africa, 16.4% in APAC, and 19.8% in the Middle East.

The total cybercrime value in Africa jumped from $192 million to $484 million in the past year.

The number of cybercrime victims in Africa rose from 35,000 to 87,000 in the past year.

DEVMAN has claimed 19 ransomware attacks across Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

Financial transaction fraud remained low across all African markets, ranging from 0.2%–0.9%, significantly below the 2.7% global average.

83% of African countries analyzed reported money/gift card scams as the most common fraud type experienced by targeted consumers.

7% of organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification are in Middle East/Africa.

Africa recorded the biggest drop in fraud rates in the iGaming industry, with a 14.7% decrease, from 2.99% in 2024 to 2.55% in 2025.

36% of respondents in Africa and 42% in Latin America lack confidence in their country's ability to respond to major cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure.

36% of respondents in Africa and 42% in Latin America lack confidence in their country's ability to respond to major cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure.