Cyber attacks shift to government sector — Africa 2025 report
Kaspersky's Anatomy of a Cyber World report reveals government institutions as the most targeted sector for the second consecutive year, accounting for 19% of high-severity incidents. Industrial organizations follow at 17%.
Operation Sentinel: INTERPOL arrests 574 across Africa in ransomware crackdown
Operation Sentinel (Oct–Nov 2025) targeted BEC, digital extortion and ransomware across 19 African countries including Senegal, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Benin, DRC and Congo. 6,000+ malicious links taken down.
Cybercrime cost Africa $3 billion in 2025 — GI-TOC report
Nearly 40% of Africans reported being cybercrime victims in 2025. One-third of all crimes in West and East Africa were cyber-related. Ghana's Electricity Company ransomware attack alone cost an estimated $42M.
INTERPOL Africa Cyberthreat Assessment 2025 — scam notifications up 3,000%
Fourth edition of the INTERPOL Africa Cyberthreat Report: suspected scam notifications rose up to 3,000% in some African countries. Ransomware detections rose across the continent. AI-driven fraud identified as emerging danger.
MTN falls prey to cybersecurity incident — subscriber data at risk
MTN Group reported a cybersecurity incident affecting subscriber information in some markets. The breach highlights vulnerabilities across African telecom operators managing millions of mobile money users.
Kenya records 2.5 billion cyberthreat incidents in Q1 2025 — up 201%
Communications Authority data shows Kenya recorded 2.5 billion cyberthreat incidents in Q1 2025, up 201.7% from the previous quarter. GDP losses from cyberattacks estimated at 3.6% in the country.
Fudo Security named Product, Innovation & Overall Leader — KuppingerCole 2025
KuppingerCole Leadership Compass 2025 for Secure Remote Access OT/ICS ranks Fudo Security #1 in Product Leadership, ahead of Palo Alto Networks. "Fudo leads the Product Leadership ranking" — KuppingerCole analysts.
Fudo Security wins Silver Globee Award in PAM category — 21st Annual Cybersecurity Awards
Fudo Security won Silver and Bronze Globee Awards at the 21st Annual 2025 Globee Awards for Cybersecurity in the Privileged Access Management category, reinforcing its position as a global PAM leader.
INDEPTA officially launches operations — Warsaw & Casablanca
INDEPTA launches as the first Polish-African cybersecurity VAD, with operations in Casablanca under GM Africa Mehdi Tazi. Phase 1 covers Morocco, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Tunisia with a portfolio of 10 Polish cyber products.
INDEPTA joins CyberMadeInPoland cluster — first African affiliate
INDEPTA signs sublicensing agreement with the CyberMadeInPoland cluster, becoming the first African distribution affiliate of Poland's premier cybersecurity ecosystem. Grants access to full cluster vendor portfolio.
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