African businesses have been advised to meet the European Union’s (EU) heightened cybersecurity standards following the introduction of the Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive. The directive, which came into effect this month, requires E ...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has taken action against 1,600 Facebook groups linked to 'Yahoo Boys'—online scammers known for internet fraud. The term "Yahoo Boys" emerged from the widespread use of Yahoo ema ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer, Ejiofor Chiwuzie, for attempting to export consignments of heroin and a strain of cannabis known as "loud" in Lagos. The arrest was confirme ...
In a major international crackdown, law enforcement agencies have successfully dismantled an encrypted communication platform known as "Ghost," which was widely used by criminal organizations for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, ...
The WhatsApp number of Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has been compromised, according to an announcement by Diana-Mary Nsan, the Minister's Special Assistant on Media. Nsan advised the public to disregard any messages r ...
By Nafisat Abdulrahman The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a warning to the public about a critical security vulnerability discovered in the Google Chrome browser. This alert follows an advisory from the Niger ...
By Nafisat Abdulrahman The X (formerly Twitter) accounts belonging to two members of former US President Donald Trump's family were hacked on Wednesday and used to promote a Solana meme coin. The hacks came as the former president prepared to rele ...
By Nafisat Abdulrahman The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 39 internet fraudsters. Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the Oyo State H ...
By Nafisat Abdulrahman The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced an online fraudster, Courage Ipaka for impersonating Nigerian musician, Chinedu Okoli popularly known as Flavour N’abania to dupe a United States citizen. Ipaka was sentenced to ...
As Africa experiences fast economic growth, cybercrime appears to be keeping pace. In 2023, for example, the average number of weekly cyberattacks impacting African businesses grew 23% compared to the prior years, the fastest increase worldwide, accor ...