Corporate Affairs Commission hit by cyberattack in Nigeria

On Techpoint Digest, we talk about the CAC being hit by a cyberattack in Nigeria, Kenya tightening regulations on satellite Internet, and the SA Minister ignoring Musk in the Starlink dispute.

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CAC hit by cyberattack in Nigeria

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CAC hit by cyberattack in Nigeria

CAC office

Nigeria’s corporate registry has been hit by a cyberattack. The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirmed on April 15, 2026, that its systems were compromised, forcing it to launch an urgent investigation with support from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Officials say they’re still assessing the scale of the breach, but the incident has already raised red flags about the safety of sensitive business data held by the government.

This implies a potentially serious disruption for businesses across Nigeria. The CAC runs the country’s company registration portal, the backbone for starting and managing businesses legally. Any downtime or data exposure could delay registrations, filings, and compliance processes. Worse still, if sensitive company records were accessed, it opens the door to fraud, identity theft, or corporate espionage. In a digital economy where more services are moving online, this kind of breach hits at the heart of trust in government systems.

Why should anyone care? Because the CAC isn’t just another agency. It’s central to Nigeria’s ease-of-doing-business reforms over the past decade. From startups to multinationals, nearly every formal business interacts with its systems. A cyberattack here doesn’t just affect bureaucrats; it ripples through entrepreneurs, investors, lawyers, and financial institutions. It also raises a bigger question: if a critical national database can be breached, what does that say about the broader resilience of Nigeria’s digital infrastructure?

Meanwhile, Nigeria has been ramping up digital services rapidly, especially since the late 2010s, but cybersecurity has struggled to keep pace. The CAC itself has pushed hard on online incorporation and digital filings in recent years, m...