Kenya Hit By Record 860 Million Cyber-Attacks In 2023
Kenya has recorded 860 million cyber-attacks this year, the highest yet, according to the Communications Authority (CA).
CA says Kenya has witnessed an upsurge in “the frequency, sophistication and scale” of cyber-threats targeted at the country’s critical information infrastructure (CIIs) in 2023.
“In the last 12 months alone, the attacks have skyrocketed to a new high of 860 million cyber-attacks. Of these attacks, 79% were a result of cyber criminals exploiting flaws and vulnerabilities in organizations' internal controls, system procedures and information systems, which they used to gain unauthorized access to the computer systems,” the authority says in a new statement.
This is in comparison to six years ago when CA says cyber-attacks in the country stood at 7.7 million ...