Reported cyber crimes in Kenya increased to 0ver 700 million in 2022. System vulnerabilities was the most common online-related crime in the country, with some 452 million reports. In general, the number of cyber crimes in Kenya grew by 186 percent since 2018.
Number of online crimes reported in Kenya as of 2022, by type
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The source adds the following information:
"Malware refers to a software designed with the intention of damaging services, stealing data etc. Botnet refers to a collection of internet-connected devices whose security been breached. They are used to perform distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack".
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 8, 2023). Number of online crimes reported in Kenya as of 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278773/number-of-online-crimes-reported-in-kenya-by-type/
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of online crimes reported in Kenya as of 2022, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278773/number-of-online-crimes-reported-in-kenya-by-type/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Online Crimes Reported in Kenya as of 2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278773/number-of-online-crimes-reported-in-kenya-by-type/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Number of online crimes reported in Kenya as of 2022, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278773/number-of-online-crimes-reported-in-kenya-by-type/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
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