The verified X account of former prime minister Raila Odinga was briefly hijacked to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme called "Kenya Token," highlighting the increasing use of generative AI in financial fraud across Africa.

• A video, now confirmed as a deepfake, purportedly showed Odinga endorsing the "Kenya Token" project.
• The Telegram group for the alleged token has attracted over 1,600 members despite lacking a contract address or transaction history, raising suspicions it exploited Odinga's stature.
• Similar deepfake scams have recently targeted Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa in Kenya and billionaire Mohammed Dewji's account in Tanzania, which raised nearly US$1.5 million.

Kenya saw an 80.8 percent increase in detected cyber threats, reaching 4.6 billion between April and June, according to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). This significant rise is attributed to improved surveillance capabilities.

• The detection of 4.6 billion cyber threats marked a substantial increase from the 2.5 billion threats detected in the preceding January to March period.
• The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), through its Q4 Sector Statistics Report for the financial year 2024/2025, linked the surge in detections to upgraded KE-CIRT tools, which expanded cyber surveillance.
• Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks experienced the largest growth, jumping by 255.6 percent to 13.1 million, while other threats like mobile application attacks and web application attacks also rose sharply.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has established a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to bolster the cybersecurity defenses of Kenya's financial system. This center will provide critical threat intelligence, incident response, and cyber investigations.

• CBK's May stress tests estimated potential cyber-attack losses at KSh 32.8 million (baseline), KSh 2.1 billion (moderate), and KSh 2.9 billion (severe).
• Governor Kamau Thugge stated that a sector-wide response is essential to protect the financial system.
• The National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team – Coordination Centre (KE-CIRT/CC) reported 4.5 billion cyber threat events between April and June 2025, an 80.7% increase from the previous quarter.