Keccel Technologies (Kecell.com): Billing Database of 3.4 Million Congolese Subscribers

Executive Summary A post published on DarkForums.ru on July 8, 2026 claims that the billing infrastructure of Keccel Technologies S.A.R.L, an SMS and fintech gateway provider based in Kinshasa, was compromised. The poster, sativaleak, states that the full billing and event stack was accessed and that data from 29 corporate clients routed through Congolese operators is included. The claim has not been verified independently. ## What the post discloses The post gives detailed figures: - 35,698,321 SMS events in the dataset

• 3,424,158 unique Congolese phone numbers with the +243 prefix
• 26,428,316 billable SMS messages
• Coverage of Airtel, Vodacom, Orange and Africell in DR Congo, plus MTN and Airtel in Congo Brazzaville The operator breakdown in the post shows Airtel at 1,348,955 phones (39.4%), Vodacom at 890,293 (26.0%), Orange at 822,106 (24.0%), Africell at 298,112 (8.7%) and international numbers at 37,853 (1.1%). The top sender brands listed are Winner Bet, Altech, Visa Pay and betPawa. ## What remains unknown - Whether the data was obtained through an intrusion or an insider access
• How many of the 3.4 million numbers belong to active customers
• Whether the gateway itself was used to send fraudulent messages ## Conclusion Congolese mobile users should be alert to unsolicited SMS and WhatsApp messages in the coming weeks. The company has not commented publicly, and the accuracy of the figures rests on a single forum post. ## Victim Company: Keccel Technologies Country: DR Congo (CD) Sector: telecom ## The breach Date: 2026-07-08 Type: data_leak Status: credible Affected people: 1,000,000 (sector-based estimate, not confirmed) ## Claimed actor or group The actor has not been identified. ## Exposed data phone numbers, SMS event logs, billing records, client data, operator identifiers ## Impact and current status Further details are pending confirmation.