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 received from the hacked WhatsApp number. She also urged Nigerians not to engage
Cyber Security
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 Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) that identified a significant flaw that could expose users
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 release his crypto policy platform and his campaign wrestled with
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 High Court, sitting in Ibadan handed the various jail terms to the convicts
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 two years imprisonment for duping Mrs. Yvelte M. Thompson $53,000 with Flavour’s identity.
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, according to Interpol’s 2024 African Cyberthreat Assessment, with ransomware and business email compromise (BEC)