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DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint

ID: 73276b0b-c0f4-593a-a300-f0027426c22b

STIX ID: report--73276b0b-c0f4-593a-a300-f0027426c22b

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-12-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Regional threat-intelligence from H1 2024 reports a significant rise in DDoS attacks across North Africa (notably Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria), with tens of thousands of incidents targeting telecoms and other critical sectors, some multi-vector and high-bandwidth (up to ~333 Gbit/s); the report also highlights growing cyber-espionage, organized cybercrime, and supply-chain concerns as digital adoption expands in the region.

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