Cyber-attacks more than quadruple in Ethiopia: intelligence agency

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Ethiopia has recorded more than 5,000 cyber-attack attempts during the 2021/2022 fiscal year, a record high, report says. PHOTO | FILE

Ethiopia has recorded more than 5,000 cyber-attack attempts during the 2021/2022 fiscal year, registering a record high of such attacks.

“A total of 5,586 cyber-attacks were carried out during the last nine months,” The Ethiopian Information Network Security Agency (INSA) said on Saturday while presenting its nine-month performance report to the Ethiopian parliament.