Nearly 600 people have been arrested in 19 African countries in an anti-cybercrime operation coordinated by Interpol.
Interpol said it took down more than 6,000 malicious links – which criminals send to people via emails or texts and can infect their devices. Three million dollars have been recovered.
We speak to our correspondent in Johannesburg, Mayeni Jones.
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