Cyber attacks in Kenya triple to 2.5bn as criminals target key sectors

Cybercriminals have become more sophisticated amid weak safeguards by entities in the country.

Cybercrime incidents targeting Kenyans more than tripled to 2.5 billion in the three months to March 2025, threatening online security and economic stability as criminals now target key sectors of the economy.

The Computer Incident Response Team (KE-CIRT), a unit at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), detected 2.538 billion threats, a 202 percent increase from the 840.9 million recorded in the quarter to December 2024.

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