Dec 22, 2021
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InfoSecSherpa’s Africa InfoSec News Round Up for Week Ending December 21, 2021
InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
- The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse
(Financial Times, December 21st) - Ghana government agency suffers massive data breach
(CAJ News Africa, December 21st) - Basil Read South Africa’s latest target of cyberattack
(Fin24, December 21st) - Why Does Rule of Law Matter for Security Sector Effectiveness in Africa?
(Africa Center for Strategic Studies, December 16th) - Bureau Veritas hit by cybersecurity attack
(Moneyweb South Africa, December 21st) - Prominent Egyptian opposition activist’s phone hacked — watchdog
(Reuters, December 17th) - Japan donates cyber equipment to Zimbabwe police
(NewsDay, December 16th) - Variant of Phorpiex botnet used for cryptocurrency attacks in Ethopia, Nigeria, India and more
(ZDNet, December 16th) - This type of banking fraud is becoming more common in South Africa
(Business Tech, December 20th) - A Zimbabwean Data Protection Act to rule them all. Or not
(Techpoint Africa, December 17th)
