Malawi’s Government has suspended the issuing of passports following a cyber-attack on the immigration service’s computer network.
President Lazarus Chakwera told MPs that the targeting of the department amounted to a “serious national security breach”. He revealed that the hackers were asking for a ransom, but the President said the government would not give in to their demands and was working to resolve the problem.
Demand for passports is high in Malawi with many young people looking to migrate in search of job opportunities.
Mr Chakwera said he had given the immigration department three weeks within which it should provide a temporary solution and resume the issuing of passports, while waiting to regain control of the system.
By – Opeoluwa Micheal-Ayobami
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