Office of Registrar of Companies and service provider fined GH¢240,000 for breaches cybersecurity directive breaches

The authority noted that Purpleline applied for a cybersecurity service provider license on July 15, 2026, but investigations determined that it applied for the licence after it had already been engaged by the ORC.

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) in sanctioning the two organisations, said the ORC, contrary to cybersecurity regulations, engaged a service provider that was not licensed.

For disregarding the directive, the ORC has been fined 10,000 penalty units non-compliance, amounting to GH¢240,000, Maame Samma Peprah - Registrar of Companies Offence In a statement, the CSA on June 15, 2026, directed the ORC to engage Tier 1 licensed CSPs to strengthen the security and resilience of its critical information infrastructure.