Nairobi, Nov. 3 -- Cyberattacks targeting websites and web-based applications in Kenya have jumped 163 percent in a year, as criminals use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify software weaknesses and exploit them within hours.

Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that web application attacks rose to 27.4 million in the three months to September 2026, up from 10.4 million in the same period last year.

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