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Africa covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Africa, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving Africa's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.
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Threat Actor Shifts From Targeting Exchange to DatabasesA Chinese cyberespionage threat actor with a history of hacking Microsoft Exchange to spy on geopolitical events including summits in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, has shifted its attention to targeting databases, say researchers.
Also: ToolShell Hits South Africa, Most Americans Are Online Fraud VictimsThis week: Did China sneak a peek into ToolShell? ToolShell hacking in South Africa, Cisco flaws, an Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea. Most Americans scammed online, a NASCAR data breach and a claimed data leak at France's Naval Group. Orange telecom disrupted. Dating app Tea breach.
Check Point: 'Stealth Falcon' Exploited WebDAV FlawMicrosoft on Tuesday patched a zero-day vulnerability in WebDAV that was exploited by UAE-linked threat actors as part of an espionage campaign in the Middle East and Africa. Check Point attributed the campaign to the Emirates APT group Stealth Falcon.
Also: Africa Busts Cybercrime Suspects; Many Smart Devices Lack Update TransparencyThis week, Microsoft previews its latest attempt to introduce AI-enabled Windows Recall - now with added privacy features; over 1,000 cybercrime suspects busted in Africa; regulators report "smart" device update promises often missing; and Florida IT professional caught spying for China.
Also: The US Supreme Court; Polyfill; BEC Compromise for Frozen ChickenThis week, cyber insurance policies fell short, the Supreme Court rejected efforts to fight disinformation, Polyfill apparently was hijacked, cybercriminals stole chicken, Levi warned of a credential stuffing attack, hackers targeted Android devices, and a lab in South Africa was hit by ransomware.
'Rare Tools' Employed in 'Operation Diplomatic Specter,' Threat Researchers FindSecurity researchers warn that an active Chinese global cyberespionage campaign continues to target at least nine different governments across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and specializes in gaining and maintaining persistence to email servers to amass intelligence, sometimes daily.