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CYBER CRIME & CYBER SECURITY
TRENDS IN AFRICA
Figure 2. Malicious Activity Originating from Africa—2016
11.4%
Global Percentage
12%
10%
8%
6%
3.5%
4%
2%
0.6%
0.0%
Attacks
1.5%
2.9%
0.8%
Malware
Spam
Phishing Hosts
Bots
C&C Servers
Table 1. Overall Malicious Activity Originating from Africa—2016
INCIDENT COUNT
MALICIOUS
ACTIVITY
GLOBAL
AFRICA
Attacks
201,283,309
1,249,575
0.6%
Malware
559,789,928
8,501,677
1.5%
Spam
32,298,641,930
1,122,760,857
3.5%
INCIDENT COUNT
GLOBAL PERCENTAGE
MALICIOUS
ACTIVITY
GLOBAL
AFRICA
Phishing Hosts
785,770
6,210
0.8%
Bots
122,605,684
14,006,143
11.4%
C&C Servers
69,872
2,017
2.9%
GLOBAL PERCENTAGE