ON 6 MARCH, something quietly broke inside the Namibia Airports Company. The company described it as a limited disruption. The full picture only surfaced on 19 March, when the INC Ransomware Group announced the attack and the Namibia Cyber Security Incident Response Team confirmed it. Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano said the attackers claimed to have exfiltrated approximately 500GB of data, including financial records, human resources information, customer data and contact details. It said this made the airports company the second Namibian victim of the INC Ransomware Group after an incident at the Otjiwarongo municipality. Weeks later the company confirmed that the data, including airport permit system files and engineering documents, had been dumped on the dark web. Flights kept landing throughout. Nothing showed on the runway, and that is exactly the problem. A breach that disrupts nothing you can see is easy to ignore. It was not the first time. In December 2024, Telecom Namibia lost 626GB of data to the Hunters International ransomware group, exposing more than 490 000 files and affecting customers at eight government ministries, five regional councils and 10 municipalities. In October 2025, the Namibia Students Finance Assistance Fund published the personal details of more than 7 000 students on its own website. Paratus was hit in early 2025. Telecoms, municipalities, student funding, airports. The targets vary. The weakness does not. Meanwhile, the country is accelerating its shift online. The sixth National Development Plan (NDP6)wants internet use up from 53% to 90% by 2030, with government services fully digital. The Bank of Namibia is preparing to launch its Instant Payment System (IPS), starting with social grants paid straight to pensioners. More than 40% of Nedbank Namibia’s clients already bank through digital channels. Namibians file taxes through Itas, register companies through the