With the rapid digital transformation and increasing number of mobile internet users in the META region, cybercriminals are focusing on this lucrative market.
With emerging nations in the META region embracing digital transformation faster than most western countries, cybercriminals are turning their attention to this lucrative market. Up to 58% of all network traffic is now produced by mobile devices , and the number of mobile internet users in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and northern Africa is rapidly increasing.
This provides cybercriminals with more potential victims.
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