The number of cyberattacks targeted at internet users in Kenya jumped 16.5 percent in the three months ended June 2024, new data shows, driven by criminals exploiting the artificial intelligence (AI) craze.
Data by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team – Coordination Centre (National KE-CIRT/CC) detected some 1.1 billion cyber-attack threats in Kenya between March and June this year, up from 971.4 million recorded in the previous quarter.
