Twitter breach underscores African governments' lax cybersecurity

"Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security’s Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security," AFP reports. Attackers hijacked the @StateSecurityRS account to advertise a “miracle diet” before officials were able to change the password and regain control. Cybersecurity officials fear the next attack on an African government will not be so harmless. South African based consulting firm Wolfpack Information Risk found most developing African nations have been either unwilling or unable to secure their online networks. Homegrown hacker collectives are a driving force behind the mayhem.