U.S. Embassy issues advisory after cyber breach in Kenya

The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has warned of a possible data breach involving personal information collected from travellers at Kenyan ports of entry during Ebola screening.

The Embassy said the information potentially affected could include travellers’ names, passport numbers, and health information collected during screening for possible exposure to the virus.

In a security alert issued on Friday, September 25, the Embassy said it was unable to establish whether an individual’s information was part of the suspected breach.

“The U.S. Embassy is unable to confirm if an individual’s data is part of the breach,” the alert stated.

Travellers who entered Kenya from Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia since heightened screening began at the end of May 2026 could potentially be affected.

The alert does not state how many people may have been affected or provide details on when the possible breach occurred.

It also does not specify the nature of the suspected breach or whether the information was accessed, copied or released by an unauthorised person.

The Embassy said the Kenyan government was aware of the incident and would provide further information as it became available.

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“The government of Kenya is aware of the data breach and will provide more information as it becomes available,” the Embassy said.

The possible breach involves information collected as part of health screening at points of entry, meaning that the potentially affected records could contain both identification details and health-related information.

The alert comes as Kenya continues to expand its digital systems and connectivity, increasing the amount of personal information handled through government and other online systems.

Travellers who may have been affected have been advised to monitor further information from the Kenyan government, while the Embassy directed people seeking general guidance on data breaches to resources provided by the United States Federal Trade Commission.

The possible breach comes against a wider increase in cyber threats recorded in Kenya during the 2025/2026 financial year, according to the Communications Authority of Kenya.

The CA recorded 11,124,632,684 cyber threats during the financial year, representing a 29 percent increase from 8,622,876,858 threats recorded in the previous financial year.

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