Author: John Nyabuto

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated new multi-stage campaign targeting both individual users and organisations. The campaign relies on a previously unknown malware strain distributed through torrent trackers disguised as popular films, including The Odyssey. One of the popular public archives of torrent files was compromised and was then used to deliver the malicious payload. Several hundred victims have been identified in a multitude of countries, including Russia, Türkiye, Japan, Kenya, Uganda, and Colombia, as well as in several European countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and others. Victims already identified include organisations…

Samsung’s Galaxy A37 5G is the successor to the Galaxy A36 5G, but the two phones have more in common than their names might suggest. Both feature 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED displays, 5,000mAh batteries, 45W charging and a 50MP main camera with OIS. The Galaxy A37, however, introduces a newer processor, faster storage, a higher IP rating and Android 16 out of the box. So, if you already own the Galaxy A36, what has actually changed? And if you’re choosing between the two, is the newer Galaxy A37 worth paying more for? Here are the key differences. The Processor The…

Bolt’s premium ride category in Kenya, Bolt Comfort’s monthly ride volume has grown more than sixfold in a year, reaching its highest total since the category launched in Kenya in June 2025. Monthly passengers using the category have also grown more than fivefold over the same period. The growth, sustained over twelve months and now spanning Nairobi and Mombasa, reflects growing demand among Kenyan passengers for a ride experience that offers more space, newer vehicles and highly rated drivers. Notably, the category has maintained a passenger rating of approximately 4.9 out of 5 throughout the year as it has scaled…

ASK Tech Ventures has launched ODIGO CMS – a field execution and activation management platform – in Africa to help businesses operating across the continent to maintain visibility and control of dispersed operations. As African businesses expand across countries, having a single digital platform to manage, verify and measure activity across dispersed teams and locations has emerged as a major challenge. To close that gap, ODIGO CMS will connect managers with sales teams, activation teams, promoters, merchandisers, field agents and other distributed operations through a single, secure digital platform. The move comes as African businesses become more dependent on digital…

AMACO Energy Group, through its AMACO–HERCULES unit, has entered into a cooperation agreement with GE Vernova to explore the integration of gas turbine technology into its planned HERCULES power barge facility in Kenya. The partnership is part of AMACO’s broader strategy to develop integrated energy infrastructure for industrial and digital applications, with a particular focus on the growing power requirements of data centres and AI infrastructure. Under the agreement, HERCULES will integrate GE Vernova gas turbines into the planned power barge, with the potential for additional GE Vernova electrification and digital technologies to be incorporated as the platform develops. The…

The East African submarine cable landscape reached a defining milestone today as LuLu, the Kenyan coast’s first fully protected coastal cable system, was announced at ITW Africa 2026. The LuLu Coastal Cable System is a submarine cable designed to strengthen connectivity along Kenya’s 500km Indian Ocean coast, linking five strategic landing points from Mombasa to Lamu, including Vipingo SEZ, Kilifi and Malindi. It is an integrated system combining a submarine cable running along the Indian Ocean seabed with a parallel, protected terrestrial pathway -engineered to deliver the highest levels of resilience, redundancy, and availability that mission-critical industries, governments, and international…

Visa has announced an enhanced version of A2A Protect, delivering real-time risk insights that help banks stop account-to-account fraud before money leaves customer accounts. The expanded solution introduces a new unified fraud score—Visa’s first in-market integration of Featurespace technology—giving financial institutions faster, clearer signals to detect more fraud while reducing unnecessary alerts. As account-to-account (A2A) payments accelerate globally, A2A transactions are projected to surpass 5.8 trillion by 2028, a 160% increase from 2024. A2A Protect leverages advanced AI and sophisticated transfer learning and gives banks immediate access to critical global risk insights on A2A transactions, without waiting months for models…

Africa skipped fixed-line telephony for mobile and skipped branch banking for mobile money. Binance says agentic AI could be the next technology the continent leapfrogs into rather than simply catches up on, and that the businesses moving fastest right now are the ones starting with a clear sense of what they want an agent to do. The momentum is real. Industry research projects that more than 40% of enterprise applications will include task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026, up from under 5% in 2025, while separate surveys of enterprise leaders indicate that 72% are already using or testing agents…

Within the GITEX Nigeria Expo, taking place on September 2-3 in Lagos, Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, announces the update in its flagship Kaspersky Next product line. Kaspersky Next Optimum tier now enables small and medium‑sized businesses to augment their defences with purpose‑built Security Modules – Security Awareness, Email Security, Workload Security, Threat Lookup & Analysis and Vulnerability Management – extending protection without redesigning the existing technology stack.   As small and medium‑sized businesses (SMBs) grow, they encounter increasingly diverse types of threats. A recent survey conducted by Kaspersky’s internal research center shows that over the past year the most common external incidents…

Doage has today announced the launch of its strategic advisory and commercialisation platform. This platform will help InsurTech startups, insurers, investors and technology companies turn their ideas and innovation to commercial growth. Speaking on this, Dominic Agesa Kavugwi, the founder of Doage said, “Africa does not have a shortage of innovation. What we still have is a commercialisation gap.” The platform will partner with InsurTech startups, insurance companies, investors, venture capital firms, accelerators and international technology businesses. This is strategic and will be key as these partners develop and scale insurance and technology products across Africa. Doage will also cover…