Angola
AGO
Cyberattack causes nationwide Unitel mobile and internet outage in Angola
A major cyberattack detected shortly after 02:00 on 28 July 2026 disrupted Unitel mobile voice, data and internet services across Angola for millions of customers. The outage also affected business communications, payment terminals and third-party digital services operating over Unitel's network. Services were progressively restored, with Unitel announcing nationwide restoration of mobile voice, messaging, data, internet and third-party services on 21 August.
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Estimated severity
91 / 100
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Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
28/07/2026
Targeted Company
UNITEL
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
Angola
Affected countries
Angola
Impacted regions
Angola · Angola
Operational Impact
Duration
24 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityService degradationOperational disruptionDownstream customer disruption
Affected sectors
TelecommunicationsFinance & InsuranceRetail
Affected departments
Information TechnologyCustomer Service
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information