Africa Business Radio

The Nigerian Communications Commission has raised an alarm over the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde says the agency explained that the notification became necessary to keep stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector informed, educated, and protected. He says an Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Africa with upgraded malware in a recent politically motivated attacks oriented in cyberespionage. He added that the hacking group is known to be focused on infiltrating the networks of telecoms companies and ISPs.