African businesses are facing a growing cybersecurity challenge as cyberespionage activity increases across the continent, with attackers targeting organisations, sensitive information and digital infrastructure. Across Africa, spyware attacks increased by 40% over the past year, while password stealer attacks grew by 31%, highlighting the growing focus on obtaining confidential information, authentication credentials and long-term access to compromised systems. Spyware detections targeting organisations in Africa rose by 16%, password stealer attacks increased by 51%, and backdoor detections grew by 23%. In 2026, more than 20 APT groups were being tracked as actively targeting organisations across the META region. In Africa, attacks involving password-stealing malware targeting individuals increased by 32% over the past year.