Cybersecurity
Stories about technologies, processes, practices, regulations and professionals, dealing with the protection of networks, websites, companies, and personal data from attack, damage, fraud, and unauthorised access.
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Kenya’s cyber threat landscape has exploded in early 2025, reaching 2.54 billion incidents within three months.
Africa’s cybercrime landscape is worsening as scam reports spike 3,000% in some countries. INTERPOL warns that phishing, ransomware, sextortion, and AI-driven fraud now threaten the continent’s digital future
HR startups hold some of the most sensitive data. A single breach could cost over $4.45 million. Experts from fintechs like PiggyVest share why HR startups can’t compromise on cybersecurity.
Access Bank cut fraud losses to ₦1.69bn in 2024, but attempted fraud cases surged past 11,000—highlighting the growing scale of digital threats in Nigeria’s banking sector.
Discovery Bank has launched a groundbreaking “panic code” feature that allows users to silently alert authorities if they’re being forced to unlock their banking app under duress.
X (formerly Twitter) suffered a major cyberattack on March 10, 2025, disrupting services for over 40,000 users worldwide. Elon Musk blamed Ukraine for the attack, but cybersecurity experts point to The Dark Storm Team, a pro-Palestinian hacker group.
The Global Threat Index reveals that eight African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, are in the top twenty countries with the most cyber attacks in January 2025.
Kenya’s Business Registration Service (BRS) has suffered a significant data breach, exposing sensitive information of private companies linked to high-profile individuals, including President William Ruto and the Kenyatta family.
Nigeria climbed to 13th place on the Global Threat Index in December 2024, as cybercriminals target more African countries.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will resume operations on January 15, three weeks after a cyberattack disrupted its services.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a warning about the Grandoreiro banking malware, which is targeting financial institutions and their customers in Africa.
Fraud cases involving Nigerian bank staff increased by 23.4% in Q2 2024. 49 bank employees were terminated in Q2 2024 for fraud.
Kenya lost $83 million to cybercrime in 2023, ranking second in Africa after Nigeria’s $1.8 billion loss. The country also detected 1.1 billion threats from April to June 2024.
At 10, @GOllumfun was committing petty crimes like insurance fraud and stealing cars. Over the next few years, he graduated to cybercrimes and got on the FBI’s list of most wanted criminals. After spending time in prison, he’s now helping individuals and businesses stay safe on the Internet.
The Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered that the SideWinder APT group, known for its cyber espionage activities, is expanding its attack operations into Africa amid the continent’s increasing cyber threats.
Kenya’s Safaricom has partnered with Cloudflare and Copycatgroup to protect micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from data breaches and modern-day cyber threats.
A massive data breach at BestFin Nigeria, the operators of iCredit, has reportedly leaked the sensitive information of 846,000 people, including personal messages, raising serious privacy concerns and exposing unethical lending practices.
Mustek has acquired 70% of cybersecurity company CyberAntix for R20 million, strengthening its portfolio and expanding its security services across Africa amid growing demand for cybersecurity solutions.
Reports have shown that individuals and businesses in Liberia are becoming increasingly vulnerable to financial and data theft due to a surge in SIM swap attacks.
Ghana has launched the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) to address increasing cybersecurity threats.