Nairobi, July 20 -- Hackers intensified attempts to break into government and internet service provider systems in the three months to June 2026, with web application attacks jumping 43.7 percent to 17.4 million as criminals increasingly targeted user credentials and sensitive databases.

Web application attacks are malicious attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in internet-facing software, such as websites, to access sensitive data, disrupt operations, or compromise backend systems.

New official data shows that government systems and internet service providers accounted for the biggest share of the attacks as hackers sought access to authentication credentials, vulnerable web browsers and database servers.

The trend signals a shift towa...