Mozambican government approves resolution on cybersecurity

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Mozambican government approves resolution on cybersecurity

10:58 CAT | 25 Jul 2018

File photo: Lusa

The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved a resolution ratifying the African Union’s convention on cybersecurity and data protection, a spokesman for the Mozambican Cabinet said.

“This is a legal instrument that aims to provide security and a legal framework necessary for the emergence of the knowledge economy in Africa by creating mechanisms to address the dangers and risks arising from the use of electronic data,” deputy minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Augusto de Sousa Fernando explained.

The African Union Convention on Cybersecurity, adopted in 2014, ensures that the body will support signatory countries in cases of cybercrime. The resolution, which will strengthen legislation on the fight against cybercrime, will now be submitted to the Mozambican parliament.

The approval of the resolution comes at a time when the number of cybercrime cases in the country is on the increase.

Last week, the Mozambican Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) announced that it had dismantled two gangs accused of stealing a total value of 14 million meticais (204,000 Euros) by digital means. The groups cloned cards and acquired information about victims’ bank accounts by posing as bank officials.

The police operation resulted in the recovery of 33,000 meticais (470 Euros) and the seizure of several cloned bank cards, as well as computer equipment used by the groups to commit crimes.

Source: Lusa