Cyberattack hits Angola’s largest telco hours before landmark stock debut
Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, was hit by a cyberattack that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access.
Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, said Tuesday it was hit by a cyberattack in the early hours of the morning that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access.
The attack struck less than 24 hours before the formerly state-owned company was due to make its landmark debut on the country’s stock exchange.
Unitel said it detected the incident shortly after 2 a.m. local time. “Response and containment mechanisms were immediately activated, and technical and cybersecurity teams were mobilized” to mitigate the incident and restore services, the company said.
Source: https://therecord.media/angola-unitel-cyberattack-outage
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