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 …
March 2025, Western Uganda. An accountant at a private university sat nervously across from our team at Summit Consulting Ltd. He had just been suspended after UGX 320 million “disappeared” from the student bursary fund. No break-ins. No armed robbery. …
Setting: A dusty, humming office in Lira District. A procurement officer leans over her computer and clicks “Shift + Delete.” No Recycle Bin. No trace. She sighs with relief. That was the doctored invoice. Gone forever. Or so she thought. …
USBs and betrayal: The small devices behind big data leaks They fit in your pocket. But they can sink an empire. In April 2025, a mid-tier institution in Kampala found itself in crisis. Over 13,000 client records including national IDs, …