Ransomware detections in Africa: South Africa accounts for a staggering 92% of incidents, highlighting the urgent need for improved cybersecurity measures.
South Africa has become the continent’s epicentre for cybercriminal activity, according to Interpol’s latest African Cyberthreat Assessment Report.
While the report highlights alarming statistics, such as South Africa accounting for 92% of all ransomware detections in Africa, industry experts warn that the true crisis lies not just in the frequency of attacks, but in a systemic failure to defend against them.
“South Africa accounted for 92% of all ransomware detections in Africa by TrendAI, with incidents affecting critical infrastructure such as the South African Weather Service, South African Airways, and Namibia’s Paratus Telecom,” the report read.
It said that regarding Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, South Africa alone recorded 213 523 attacks, a single incident reaching 312 Gbps – dwarfing all other regions.
