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06 Oct 2025 news 🌍 Africa

Seacom 2.0’s 25,000km undersea cable promises to reshape Africa’s digital future, slashing costs and powering AI, cloud, and regional growth from Marseille to Singapore.

27 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

Interpol's sweeping operation across Africa led to 260 arrests, exposing widespread romance and sextortion scams and highlighting the continent's growing cybercrime challenge.

27 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

Microsoft’s October 2025 Patch Tuesday fixed 175 security flaws—including three zero-days—forcing urgent action as support ends for Windows 10, Office 2016, and Exchange Server 2016.

18 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

A global phishing ring targeting Microsoft 365 users has been dismantled by Microsoft and Cloudflare, exposing a lucrative cybercrime marketplace and the risks to critical sectors like healthcare.

18 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

Microsoft and Cloudflare have shut down the RaccoonO365 phishing network, seizing 338 domains and exposing the criminal operation behind large-scale credential theft.

15 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

A ransomware attack on Kenya’s Office of the Registrar of Political Parties exposes critical vulnerabilities, putting political data and the integrity of democratic processes at risk.

13 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

A ransomware syndicate has breached Epia Financial Services in Namibia, exposing sensitive client data and revealing new cyber risks for Africa’s emerging financial sector.

13 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

RedNovember, a Chinese APT, exploits public security research and open-source tools to infiltrate global organizations, turning well-intentioned disclosures into weapons for state-backed espionage.

11 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

Namibia’s Epia Financial Services is targeted by the Radar ransomware group, exposing the financial sector’s vulnerability in Africa’s rapidly digitizing economy. Learn what’s at stake.

11 Sep 2025 news 🌍 Africa

A clandestine mobile network with 100,000 SIMs was seized near the UN in New York, exposing new risks of espionage and telecom disruption during a major global event.