30/07/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞?
As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated and cybercriminals more creative, it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell what is genuine and what is fraudulent.
Last Sunday, Wellthy Hub hosted an engaging three-hour session on 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, with 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 (AI & IT Expert) and 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 (Barrister-at-Law).
Together, we explored some of today's most important digital challenges, including:
☑️ AI-generated scams, deepfakes and cybercrime.
✅ The growing difficulty of telling genuine messages and content from fraudulent ones.
☑️ Online risks affecting children, families and older adults.
✅ The most common scams currently targeting people in Mauritius.
☑️ Practical steps to stay safer online and what victims should do after a cyber incident.
✅ The legal and practical challenges of fighting cybercrime, including anonymous offenders and the difficulties of enforcing laws against global technology and social media platforms.
The session also explored 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠. As access to advanced AI cybersecurity models becomes increasingly restricted in several parts of the world, the discussion highlighted the importance of developing sovereign AI capabilities to help protect Africa's own digital infrastructure.
Founded by Cyberstorm.mu, the University of Mauritius, the University of Technology, Mauritius, and l'Université des Mascareignes, Project Stormwing aims to strengthen Africa's defensive AI cybersecurity capabilities and technological resilience.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬.
We sincerely thank 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 and 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 for generously sharing their expertise, and everyone who joined us and contributed to such meaningful discussions.
At Wellthy Hub, we remain committed to creating learning experiences that empower people, strengthen families and contribute to a safer, more informed and more resilient community.
We'll be sharing a highlights video from the session very soon. Stay tuned!
