Ethiopia ‘foils’ cyber-attack on Nile dam, financial institutions

The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia.

The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia. PHOTO | FILE

Ethiopian Authorities on Tuesday said they had stopped international cyber-attack attempts targeting the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the country's major financial institutions.

“The failed cyber-attacks include attempts to impede the works of the GERD by targeting 37,000 interlinked computers used by financial institutions,” said Shumete Gizaw, the director-general of Ethiopian Information Network Security Agency (INSA).