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Kenya joins China-led push against cyber fraud

Kenya backed a China-led initiative to improve cross-border cooperation against telecom and cyber fraud, including mobile-money scams.

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Kenya has backed an international initiative led by China to strengthen cooperation against cross-border telecom and cyber fraud.

Authorities highlighted mobile-money scams, SIM-swap fraud and phishing attacks among the growing threats facing users and financial systems.

The initiative aims to improve information sharing and cooperation between law-enforcement agencies investigating international cybercrime networks.

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