Benin - Cyber Threat Landscape

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
14
occurrences
First Seen
December 23, 2025
Last Seen
June 28, 2026

Benin is a country tracked across 11 threat clusters and 14 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed December 23, 2025; most recent activity June 28, 2026.

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Kebbi Govt vows to dismantle 'Yan Vocal' cybercrime syndicate — Dailypost.Ng · June 28, 2026
  • Kebbi declares war on'Yan vocal' cybercrime syndicate — Punchng · June 28, 2026
  • French navy intercepts Russia-linked oil tanker — Punchng · June 1, 2026
  • Russia's shadow fleet presents a sustained hybrid war threat at sea — Acleddata · May 22, 2026
  • Tinubu: security closing in on Oyo pupils abductors — Thenationonlineng · May 19, 2026
  • Dispatch from Libya: Why the US needs a renewed counterterrorism commitment in Africa — Atlanticcouncil · May 12, 2026
  • Sweden stops sanctioned tanker suspected of causing Baltic oil spill after leaving Russian port — Apnews · April 3, 2026
  • The Trust Builders: FIRST's African Liaisons — First · March 11, 2026

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