An international law enforcement operation led by Interpol has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals in an operation codenamed ‘Africa Cyber Surge II,’ launched...
A threat group that researchers call OPERA1ER has stolen at least $11 million from banks and telecommunication service providers in Africa using off-the-shelf hacking tools. Between 2018...
A threat group that researchers call OPERA1ER has stolen at least $11 million from banks and telecommunication service providers in Africa using off-the-shelf hacking tools. Between 2018...
A newly discovered cyber-espionage group has been hacking governments and high-profile companies in Asia since at least 2020 using a combination of custom and existing malicious...
Shoprite Holdings, Africa’s largest supermarket chain that operates almost three thousand stores across twelve countries in the continent, has been hit by a ransomware attack. Shoprite is...
A cybercrime campaign targeting the African banking sector is leveraging phishing emails and HTML smuggling techniques to deploy malware. A series of attacks has been reported...
Eleven alleged members of a prolific cybercrime network have been arrested in Nigeria following a joint operation involving the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and Interpol. The suspects, alleged...
Authorities in Ghana are investigating an apparent data breach that may have exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of citizens of the west African country. Researchers at vpnMentor...
Sudan is suffering a country-wide internet shutdown that’s lasted more than a week so far, following a military coup. On October 25, the military arrested the civilian...
Online scams are still the biggest cyber threat to African citizens, a new report has revealed, though ransomware attacks are “expanding rapidly” across the continent. The study (PDF), published by...
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