Africa’s digital economy is soaring, and so are the cyber threats hiding within it. esentry’s Q3 2025 Eagles’ Eyes Report captures a quarter defined by precision attacks, identity compromise, and an underground cyber economy that has turned African digital assets into premium targets.
This quarter, our Security Operations Center analyzed over 5 billion security events, uncovering a 1,047% surge in breached Nigerian accounts and a dramatic rise in attacks powered not by malware, but by valid credentials, the new currency of cyber adversaries. From fintechs to governments and critical infrastructure, attackers are exploiting misconfigurations, weak identity controls, insider access, and exposed APIs to infiltrate environments built on trust.
Across esentry’s ecosystem, our teams—the Watchers, the Talons, the Architects, and the Challengers, worked in unison to expose how modern attackers operate, from underground ransomware cartels and AI-powered phishing campaigns, to stealthy Living-off-the-Land movements deep within hybrid cloud systems. Their findings show one truth: identity has become the new frontline, and organizations that fail to secure it are already playing catch-up.
The report also delivers sector-level insights, real incident spotlights, offensive security findings, and actionable recommendations, from hardening Active Directory and patching critical CVEs, to securing mobile apps, tightening cloud identity, deploying Zero Trust strategies, and integrating real-time threat intelligence into SOC workflows.
Cyber threats in Africa are no longer random, they are precise, persistent, identity-led, and increasingly collaborative. And in 2026, this evolution will intensify.
Curious about the full patterns, case studies, data, and predictions?
👇Read the full Q3 2025 Eagles’ Eyes Report to see what’s changing, what’s coming next, and what your defenses must evolve to withstand.
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