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BUSINESS DAILY

Monday July 31 2023

On Thursday, Kenya once again suffered a major cyber-attack that hit thousands of government services.

At a time the government was shifting most of its services online through the eCitizen portal, the attack almost brought the economy to a standstill.

Banks’ mobile apps were not working and mobile money transactions were disrupted, leaving individuals and organisations with penalties due to missed due dates for various credit terms, including loans.

That the Thursday attempt is coming only weeks after revelations that Chinese hackers had also targeted the debt data should be a wake-up call since they almost succeeded in disabling the entire financial sector.

All relevant actors must always remain alert and ensure the country is secure. All the concerned agencies must realise that the world operates round the clock and any small hitch leaves huge losses that we cannot afford to ignore.