Like in a month, we have received between 2,000-3,000 cases of cybercrime and they range from hacking of personal data, Mpesa transactions and banking fraud," said Owino. Data and personal information is getting into the wrong hands. He said that internet banking services have also been affected as hackers and fraudsters worldwide are able to access personal and organization data. The president of Information Technology, Security and Assurance (ISACA) Kenya chapter Paul Roy Owino revealed in Mombasa the internet based crimes documented range from banking fraud, money transfer (Mpesa) and personal data being interfered with by hackers. There is a danger of utilizing these facilities in a manner that will affect national security and malign someone's name and reputation," stated Owino.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2016 11:15 UTC