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Cyberattack hits Angola’s largest telco hours before landmark stock debut
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Summary
Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, experienced a significant cyberattack that disrupted services nationwide, occurring just hours before its landmark stock market debut. The attack appears to have been an internal system compromise, as evidenced by the continued announcement of Unitel’s IP prefixes, a characteristic of internal disruptions. Trading proceeded despite the outage, resulting in a $321 million injection for the Angolan government’s stake.
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