Nation foils 538 cyberattacks in nine months

Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA) said it has foiled a total of 538 cyberattacks over the last nine months.

Out of the total, 263 were ransomware attacks, according to the national cybersecurity center at the agency (Ethio-CERT).

The others attacks were 106 hacking, 105 web attacks, 54 infrastructure targeted spying, 9 cyber infrastructure disruption and 1 internet fraud, it added.

The attacks reported in the third quarter have shown a 68% increase compared to the previous two quarters of this fiscal year.