Flaws, attacks, scams and defences. Every alert says what to do, and when.
A leak on a forum forced the PHP team to bring its release forward. The flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, allow code to be run on a server remotely. Fixes have been available since October 21, but not every version is protected.
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A few weeks before the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Senegal is also preparing on another front: cybersecurity. Since 28 September, a series of exercises has been testing the country’s ability to detect, manage and coordinate a response to a cyber crisis.
A critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiMail is currently being exploited by attackers. CISA has added it to its catalogue of exploited flaws, and administrators concerned are urged to apply the security measures recommended by Fortinet without delay.
GuideInternet shutdowns, public Wi-Fi, remote work: the VPN has become an everyday tool, in Senegal and elsewhere. But a bad choice is costly, and a glitch does not always justify switching providers. Our guide, with no brand to sell.
AnalysisIn its report on the hack of France’s tax administration (DGFiP), the cybersecurity agency ANSSI describes an attack with no genius involved: credentials stolen from personal computers, portals without two-factor authentication and data thefts nobody noticed. Commonplace flaws found in many administrations, in Africa too.
GuideStolen credentials, customer databases, remote access: a small business’s data can be resold months before an attack. Tools, some of them free, make it possible to find out in time. How they work, what they cost and what to do with an alert.
AnalysisA Lagos court rejected the idea that non-users whose numbers sit in someone’s phonebook give “implied consent”. For lack of proof of harm, the case was nonetheless dismissed. Truecaller points out that anyone can remove their number.
AnalysisA scam can target one country, cash out in a second and launder the money in a third within hours. For Franck Kié (Cyber Africa Forum) and Ouanilo Medegan Fagla (Benin’s CNIN), only permanent African cooperation can keep up.
AnalysisAn Italian bank lost €95 million because of a lawyer’s voice imitated by AI. Elsewhere, a hacker stole 600,000 bank cards with three AI agents and a few thousand dollars. Two cases that change how we need to protect ourselves.