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  • Published on Oct 13, 2026

    Cyber attacks in Africa grow faster than global rate, report finds

    Nearly 70,000 cyber events were recorded across the continent in 2025, with financial services, technology and public institutions among the main targets. Cyber attacks in Africa increased by 421.4% between 2016 and 2025, outpacing the global increase of …

    Source: MyJoyOnline - Pending
  • Published on Oct 10, 2026

    Angola, Nigeria, Kenya most attacked in EMEA, Check Point says

    Check Point says Angola, Nigeria and Kenya faced EMEA's most cyber attacks in September, as global attacks per organisation rose 48% year on year. Organisations in Angola, Nigeria and Kenya faced more cyber attacks in September 2026 than those in any …

    Source: News Ghana - Indeterminate
  • Published on Oct 15, 2026

    Safaricom cybersecurity summit puts AI at centre of cyber defence

    Safaricom has called for cybersecurity to be built into digital services from the outset, as AI fuels a new wave of deepfakes, impersonation and automated scams. The telco made the call at its fourth Cybersecurity Summit in Nairobi on Wednesday, which …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 26, 2026

    Kenya Records Over 11 Billion Cyber Attacks - CA Report

    Kenya recorded more than 11.1 billion cyber threats in the financial year ending June 2026, with attacks designed to overwhelm online systems, known as Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, more than doubling during the period. Data from the …

    Source: Kenyans.co.ke - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 14, 2026

    The United Kingdom’s Military AI Ambitions Need Guardrails

    Advancing military AI capability is a priority for the United Kingdom, and in recent weeks, the new government has doubled down on its ambitions for AI and defense via two major partnerships. On Aug. 24, 2026, on his first overseas trip as the new prime …

    Source: War on the Rocks - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 5, 2026

    Kenya Proposes Fines for Unreported Mobile Money Theft

    (NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya has proposed new rules requiring mobile money providers to report cyber theft immediately, as official data shows half of the KES 1.59 billion ($12.3 million / £9.3 million) stolen from banks by hackers in 2024 occurred through …

    Source: Access Radio Yei - Pending
  • Published on Oct 13, 2026

    MI5 chief confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact

    MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum - but says it had little impact Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor. MI5 chief Ken McCallum said today that Moscow did attempt to interfere in the 2016 Brexit …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Oct 13, 2026

    Cyberattacks on African firms rise faster than global average

    Cyberattacks on African organisations grew faster than the global average over the past decade. Hackers are increasingly targeting the continent’s fast-growing mobile money and digital banking platforms. A Mastercard-commissioned whitepaper released Monday …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 26, 2026

    Digital traffic attacks on Kenyan websites surge 114pc in a year

    Incidents of hackers flooding websites, servers and networks in Kenya with huge volumes of malicious traffic to make them inaccessible rose 114.3 percent in the year to June as cybercriminals target digital systems. These cyber assaults, known technically …

    Source: Business Daily Africa - Center-left
  • Published on Sep 27, 2026

    Kenya’s fintech sector faces an open finance era

    When a customer walks into a shop in Kenya, whether they pay through M-Pesa, Airtel Money, a bank app, or another digital wallet determines which payment route they and the merchant use. But a new proposed law could make these distinctions less important …

    Source: Business Daily Africa - Center-left
  • Published on Sep 26, 2026

    Kenya Cyber Threats Hit 11 Billion as DDoS Attacks Double

    Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The …

    Source: IT News Africa - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 12, 2026

    Resist, constrain and change: A European strategy for relations with Russia

    The threat from Russia is long-term. Putin has revived Russian imperialist ideology and militarised the economy and the education system. European governments and institutions need a collective strategy for dealing with Russia, and a narrative to explain …

    Source: CER - Centre for European Reform - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 21, 2026

    Kenya seeks local trials for cybercrime suspects

    Kenya has rejected sections of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, the first international treaty on internet and computer crime. Kenya wants the National Assembly to approve reservations to the convention that would limit attempts to try Kenyan …

    Source: Nation Africa Kenya - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 23, 2026

    Kenyasi civilian attack: Family demands justice a week after alleged machete attack by prison officers, inmates

    A week after a civilian was allegedly attacked with machetes, his family is calling for a prompt investigation and justice, expressing concern that no arrests have been made. The victim, Opoku Afriyie, a resident of Kenyasi No. 2 in the Asutifi North …

    Source: MyJoyOnline - Pending
  • Published on Sep 18, 2026

    Hackers Poison Movie Torrents With MovieReaper Malware That Uses Solana for C2

    Movie torrents are being used to deliver a new Windows malware framework called MovieReaper. Attackers have poisoned torrent downloads for popular films, turning a routine search for entertainment into a route for remote access and data theft. The campaign …

    Source: Cyber Security News - Pending
  • Published on Oct 12, 2026

    Trump Eases Russia Sanctions for Diesel, Secures Just 1.5 Days of U.S. Demand

    ▲ AI PRISM* Personalized Economic Briefing * Editor's note: AI PRISM (Personalized Report & Insight Summarizing Media) is an artificial intelligence-based personalized news recommendation and summary service developed with support from the Korea …

    Source: Seoul Economic Daily - Pending
  • Published on Oct 4, 2026

    M-Pesa, Airtel Money must report all mobile cash theft to CBK

    Payment providers such as M-Pesa and Airtel Money will immediately have to disclose cyber incidents such as mobile money fraud and hacking to the sector regulator under proposed rules seeking stronger safeguards for customers’ cash. The Treasury and the …

    Source: Business Daily Africa - Center-left
  • Published on Oct 10, 2026

    Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, 10th October, 2026

    Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 10th October, 2026. The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has …

    Source: Naija News - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 25, 2026

    Adapting to the Tech Battlefield

    When it comes to communicating on the battlefield, special operations forces often rely on high-frequency radio.  But the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) found that it had a problem with this vital tool. Over the years, Kenya has acquired devices from an array …

    Source: Africa Defense Forum - Indeterminate

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