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Cyberattacks soar as deals go online

Cybercriminals had a field day last year, with cybersecurity advisories issued over the period more than doubling, according to official data.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that advisories on cyberattacks issued by the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Co-ordination Centre (KE-CIRT/CC) increased from 24,623 in 2018 to 53,013 in 2019.

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