Africa Information Security News Roundup for April-June 2025

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This is a collection of Information Security and Data Privacy issues pertaining to Africa and African interests. Published quarterly.

Read the Q1 roundup here: Africa Information Security News Roundup for January-March 2025

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April 2025

1. Cyber attack impacts operations at South Africa's top poultry supplier Astral Foods
   (Teiss, April 1st)

2. Congo Allocates $1.3 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity
   (TechAfrica News, April 2nd)

3. Cell C Confirms Data Leak by RansomHouse, Launches Stakeholder Support Hub
   (TechAfrica News)

4. Algerian cyberattack hits Morocco’s social security database
   (North Africa Post, April 10th)

5. South Africa Introduces Mandatory e-Portal Reporting for Data Breaches
   (Covington, April 15th)

6. Nigeria is banking on AI, cybersecurity to lead Africa’s digital future
   (Tech Cabal, April 16th)

7. Morocco Ranks High Among Top Targets for Cyberattacks in Africa
   (Morocco World News, April 17th)

8. 219 rescued from human trafficking and cybercrime ring in Ghana
   (Africa News, April 18th)

9. West Africa’s ‘catfishers’: The romance scammers
   (The Africa Report, April 23rd)

10. Africa’s Largest Telecom Operator, MTN Group, Reports Cyber Attack
    (Africa Telecom Review, April 30th)

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May 2025

1. Trio arrested under Zambia’s new cyber security laws
   (CAJ News Africa, May 5th)

2. Cyber attack disrupts operational systems at South African Airways
   (Industrial Cyber, May 8th)

3. Africa’s largest AI-driven managed security centre launched in Accra, Ghana
   (B&FT Online, May 9th)

4. Microsoft announces Advancing Regional Cybersecurity (ARC) Initiative to strengthen cybersecurity in Kenya
   (Microsoft, May 14th)

5. Nigeria’s oil sector vulnerable to cyberattacks — Report
   (Business Day, May 15th)

6. Old Mutual Warns of Rising Deepfake Scams in South Africa
   (IT News Africa, May 19th)

7. Africa’s most wanted malware
   (Gadget, May 23rd)

8. Tanzania blocks access to X following cyberattacks on government accounts
   (Africa News, May 23rd)

9. Standard Chartered Launches Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme for East Africa
   (Tech-ish, May 26th)

10. Abused, exploited: How two Africans became trapped in a cyber-scam in Laos
    (Al-Jazeera, May 30th)

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June 2025

1. New partnership to deliver advanced Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions across Africa
   (Developing Telecoms, June 2nd)

2. AI-powered cybercrime targets South African property market
   (Cape Business News, June 4th)

3. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Moves to Bolster Cybersecurity With New National Framework
   (iAfrica, June 5th)

4. Ethiopia Asserts Role as Rising Tech Powerhouse in Africa
   (Africa Telecom Review, June 10th)

5. South African company Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) hit by cyberattack
   (Daily Investor)

6. Bank of Ghana calls for collaboration in protecting Africa’s financial systems from cyber attacks
   (Ghana Business News, June 23rd)

7. INTERPOL confirms Africa cyber-crime surge
   (African Law & Business, June 23rd)

8. Zambia is set to track cosmic events and satellites with its new space tech
   (Business Insider Africa)

9. Benin makes its case as Africa’s next cybersecurity hotspot at Cyber Africa Forum
   (Tech Cabal, June 26th)

10. Cyber Criminals Exploit Open-Source Tools to Compromise Financial Institutions Across Africa
    (The Hacker News, June 26th)

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