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October 2026 · 1
THREAT-AFNGTechnology & cloud24 Oct 2026

Node.js fixes Brotli, DNS and TLS flaws: African APIs must update their runtime

Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1 fix several high-severity flaws, including Brotli memory corruption. African operators must replace the engine inside active images and services, not only update npm packages.

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August 2026 · 1
THREAT-AFNGTechnology & cloud16 Aug 2026

FortiBleed: why exposed firewalls and VPNs are an immediate African risk

ngCERT's 13 July 2026 alert describes a large credential-harvesting campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate and SSL-VPN systems. For African organisations, the issue is not only patching: it is password hygiene, MFA and perimeter monitoring.

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May 2026 · 2
Technology & cloud26 May 2026

Synthetic images and sextortion: AI is scaling an existing African cyber threat

INTERPOL reports a rise in African extortion schemes using AI-generated or altered explicit images, with the highest numbers recorded in Morocco, Mali, Egypt and Mauritania. Defending digital trust now means protecting people from scalable, personalised coercion.

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AISECNGTechnology & cloud22 May 2026

The EU's AI Act reaches Africa — without Africa's input

The EU's AI certification framework directly affects systems deployed across Africa: mobile credit scoring, e-ID, fraud detection. Five countries must align. The African Union has its own answer.

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