The coffee shop sting that cost a CEO his secrets It happened on a rainy Thursday morning in Kampala. Mr. K, a prominent CEO of a local fintech startup, had stepped into a sleek café in Kololo, waiting for his …
“It wasn’t me.” That was the first thing Joseph, the internal auditor of a mid-sized Ugandan bank, blurted out when we summoned him for a forensic interview. We had been called in by the Board after UGX 5.8 billion vanished …
It started with a link. One click. That’s all it took. On a cool Friday morning in April 2025, a procurement officer at a leading Ugandan NGO, let’s call her Susan, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The …
On the morning of June 18th, 2025, a mid-level bank manager in Kampala received a call that left him trembling. His personal email, bank login, and entire WhatsApp chat history had been compromised. The attacker hadn’t cracked his password. No. …
Every time you click a suspicious link, share your email on a shady site, or use the same password across apps, you’re not just surfing the internet– you’re walking a dark alley barefoot, leaving digital footprints for cybercriminals. And guess …
Welcome to the test that separates the cyber-savvy from the cyber-sloppy. You may think you’re safe. You don’t click on strange links. You use strong passwords. But do you understand the hidden ways hackers exploit your habits, devices, and even …
Cyberattacks do not begin with code. They begin with people. One click on a malicious email, one weak password, one moment of inattention is all it takes to set off a chain of events that can cripple an entire organisation. …
It started like any other Monday. Overcast skies. Heavy traffic on Jinja Road. At 9:13 AM, the IT manager of a prominent NGO based in Ntinda received an email with the subject: “Updated COVID-19 compliance form – Action Required”. It …
It arrived at 8:47 AM. Subject line: “URGENT – Unpaid Invoice Attached.” To most people, it looked ordinary. To Susan, the finance officer at a mid-sized Ugandan firm, it looked familiar, maybe even routine. She was barely done with her …
Kawempe, Kampala. February 2025. A junior IT officer at a logistics company is escorted out by security. He is been accused of altering delivery records to cover up a UGX 120 million fuel fraud. His manager swears she saw him …