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Cyber attackers zero in on Africa’s education sector

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago08 mins

Africa’s education sector was the most targeted by cyber attackers during August this year, says Check Point. During the month of August 2025, Africa reported the highest average volume of cyber attacks. Africa’s education sector remains the most attacked industry, with 4 178 weekly incidents, according to research by Check Point Software Technologies. The cyber…

SharePoint zero-day attackers now using ransomware

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis and threat intelligence”, Microsoft said a group it dubs “Storm-2603” is using the vulnerability to seed the ransomware, which typically works by paralysing victims’…