Kenya Tops East Africa in DDoS Attacks in H1 2025, NETSCOUT Report Finds
Kenya recorded the most DDoS attacks in East Africa in H1 2025, with telecom and digital services hardest hit, according to NETSCOUT...
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Kenya led East Africa in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks during the first half of 2025, ranking third across the continent, according to a NETSCOUT report. The country experienced 46,786 attacks, primarily targeting wired and wireless telecommunications industries.
- Kenya recorded 46,786 DDoS attacks from January to June 2025.
- The primary targets in Kenya were wired telecommunications (20,349 attacks) and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) (15,919 attacks).
- Bryan Hamman, regional director for Africa at NETSCOUT, noted the adaptability of attackers, increasingly targeting emerging sectors beyond traditional ones.
- Other East African nations saw varying trends: Uganda's attacks decreased to 881, Tanzania's to 326, while Djibouti's rose significantly to 3,172, mostly on wireless telecommunications.
- The most complex attack involved 23 unique vectors, with the largest in Kenya reaching 78.3 Gbps and 15.49 Mpps.
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