Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, said Tuesday it was hit by a cyberattack in the early hours of the morning that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access. The attack struck less than 24 hours before the formerly state-owned company was due to make its landmark debut on the country’s stock exchange. Unitel said it detected the incident shortly after 2 a.m. local time. “Response and containment mechanisms were immediately activated, and technical and cybersecurity teams were mobilized” to mitigate the incident and restore services, the company said. “At this time, services remain disrupted, and all necessary actions are underway to stabilize and fully restore the network,” Unitel added. The company did not offer a timeline for when services would return online, nor did it comment on the nature of the attack.

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