Cyber Security
Critical updates and advice on protecting against evolving cyber security threats and breaches across the globe.
- News
INTERPOL smashes African scam rings with 651 arrests in 2 months, millions recovered
Another month, another sweeping cybercrime crackdown across Africa, and once again, Kenya and Nigeria are right in the middle of…
- News
Milimani Court Acquits Student in Cybercrime Case, Raising New Questions About Kenya’s Digital Rights Laws
Milimani court acquits student, spotlighting weak digital attribution, telco data concerns, and growing scrutiny of Kenya’s cybercrime law enforcement.
- News
TikTok Purges Over 580,000 Videos in Kenya: Inside the Q3 2025 Enforcement Report
TikTok removed over 580,000 Kenyan videos in Q3 2025, with 99.7% deleted proactively before user reports to ensure platform safety.
- Opinion
How a ‘Russian Creator’ Weaponised Wearables Against African Women
Russian creator faces charges in Kenya and Ghana for secretly recording and monetising intimate videos of women using smart glasses.
- News
No Audit Trails, Expired Licences, and ‘God Mode’: How the Government’s HR System Collapsed
Kenya’s payroll system failed due to 720 "superusers" altering 4.7 million records without audit trails, amidst expired software licences.
- News
CA’s latest consumer complaints data shows fraud and customer care still failing users
While telecom services dominate complaint volumes, consumer data from the CA shows that some of the most frustrating and risky…
- News
Half of 2025’s leaked passwords were already compromised years ago
New data reveals 54% of 2025’s leaked passwords were reused. Here is why it is finally time to switch to…
- News
You Can Now Check for Malware Directly Inside Microsoft Teams via Sophos
Sophos integrates real-time threat intelligence into Microsoft Copilot, allowing instant malware checks directly within Teams and security workflows.
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Kenya’s fraud crisis is evolving: AI impersonation and account takeovers are the new normal
A new report details a massive spike in "vishing" and account creation fraud, with AI and social engineering fueling the…
- Business
Safaricom’s Advanced Security Slashes Business Attacks by 90% as National Threats Hit 4.6B
Amid 4.6B national threats, Safaricom claims its "Zero Trust" strategy cut business cyber-attacks by 90%.
- News
TikTok pulled over half a million videos in Kenya last quarter
TikTok pulled 592,000 videos in Kenya in Q2 2025, using AI to proactively remove 92.9% before a single view.
- News
Android now leads iOS in AI-powered scam protection
Google is making a bold claim as Cybersecurity Awareness Month wraps up — Android is now significantly better protected against…
- News
Kenya’s ODPC confirms investigation into alleged M-Tiba data leak
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has officially broken its silence regarding the massive alleged data breach involving…
- Opinion
Kenya Wants to Regulate Influencers Like China. Here’s Why That’s a Terrible Idea.
A Kenyan MP wants to copy China's law requiring influencers to have degrees. This op-ed explains why it threatens free…
- News
M-Tiba Data Breach: Hackers claim 2.15TB leak, 4.8M Kenyans’ sensitive data exposed
A threat actor is advertising a colossal data set on a cybercrime forum, allegedly containing the personal and medical records…
