Sherpa Intelligence Africa Update

Quarterly roundup of African Information Security and Data Privacy news.

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Oct 17, 2024

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Q3: July 1, 2024 — September 30, 2024

1. Potential cyber threats loom over Ghana’s December polls — Africa Center for Digital Transformation warns
   (Modern Ghana, July 2nd)
2. Cyber attack on South Africa’s laboratory service puts healthcare at risk
   (TechPoint, July 3rd)
3. New minister reveals R300m cyber heist at public works dept
   (IT Web South Africa, July 10th)
4. Africa’s fourth-largest miner suffers cyberattack
   (Benjamin Data, July 11th)
5. South Africa suffering under political hacking onslaught
   (MyBroadband, July 12th)
6. Ethiopia is African country most prone to cyber attacks
   (IT Web, July 16th)
7. Ghana becomes first country in Africa to implement cybersecurity regulatory framework
   (Ghana Web, July 16th)
8. Report puts African nations among most targeted by malware
   (TechPoint, July 16th)
9. 300 arrests made in crackdown of West African cyber fraud group
   (CyberScoop, July 17th)
10. Service restored at South African lenders Capitec and Absa amid global cyber outage
    (Reuters, July 19th)

1. Online African Organised Crime from Surface to Darkweb
   (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, August 1st)
2. Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps
   (The Conversation, August 5th)
3. World Bank to revamp Cameroon’s cyber security policy
   (IT Web, August 5th)
4. How Africa became the testing ground for cyber warfare
   (IT Pro, August 8th)
5. Chinese nationals among dozens jailed in Zambia for cybercrimes
   (Africa News, August 13th)
6. Cyberattack targets government websites in Senegal
   (Africa News, August 13th)
7. Togo holds Africa’s first cybersecurity summit
   (Africa News, August 13th)
8. Top 10 malware targeting Nigerians in 2024
   (Business Day, August 16th)
9. World’s police in technological arms race with Nigerian mafia
   (BBC Africa Eye, August 27th)
10. Zimbabwe Trains Government Officials in Cybersecurity Skills
    (Dark Reading, August 28th)

1. Liquid C2 launches Cloudmania in Egypt expanding channel partner ecosystem
   (Intelligent CIO, September 2nd)
2. Namibia’s data, cyber-crime bills nearing completion
   (IT Web, September 10th)
3. Experts advise Uganda government, agencies on cyber security priorities
   (New Vision, September 12th)
4. Rwanda achieves top ranking in global cybersecurity
   (The New Times, September 13th)
5. The 5 African countries considered “role-models” in cyber security
   (Business Insider Africa, September 15th)
6. South African military data potentially exposed by security flaw
   (MyBroadband, September 15th)
7. African Stream: Russia’s Latest Covert Influence Pipeline Targeting Africa and the U.S.
   (Stanford Internet Observatory, September 17th)
8. Tanzania leads Africa in 2024 global cybersecurity rankings
   (The Citizen, September 17th)
9. Togo Ranks Among Africa’s Top 10 Countries in Cybersecurity
   (Togo First, September 20th)
10. United States Trade and Development Agency to strengthen cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in Africa
    (Guardian Nigeria, September 30th)