Nigerian organisations are recording the highest weekly volume of cyberattacks in Africa, according to the African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2025 released by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
The report shows that firms in Nigeria face an average of 4,200 attacks per week, far above the continental average of 3,153 and 60 per cent higher than the global average of 1,963. The data points to a rising wave of cyber threats across the continent, fuelled by artificial intelligence-driven attack methods.
Check Point's Country Manager for West Africa, Kingsley Oseghale, said threat actors are increasingly turning to AI to automate large-scale phishing, identity theft, and cloud exploitation. He explained that cybercriminals are leveraging exposed identities and misconfigured systems, targeting sectors such as finance, energy, telecommunications, and government. The report also links the rise in identity-led intrusions, AI-generated phishing and multi-vector ransomware to expanding digital footprints across African economies.
