Nigeria
NGA
NDPC investigates alleged CAC data breach; unauthorized access reported
On 17–20 April 2026, Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) announced an investigation into an alleged data breach at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Coverage the same week noted CAC reported unauthorized access to parts of its systems. No service or operational disruption has been disclosed.
10
Estimated severity
10 / 100
80
Source reliability
80 / 100
Approximate Date
20/04/2026
Targeted Company
CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Nigeria
Affected countries
Nigeria
Impacted regions
Africa · Nigeria
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
No information
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
dataguidance.comhttps://www.dataguidance.com/news/nigeria-ndpc-investigates-alleged-data-breach-cacguardian.nghttps://guardian.ng/news/alleged-data-breach-ndpc-investigates-corporate-affairs-commissiontechnext24.comhttps://technext24.com/news/ndpc-investigates-cac-data-breachdailypost.nghttps://dailypost.ng/2026/04/17/alleged-data-breach-ndpc-investigates-corporate-affairs-commission