Cybercrime NITDA alerts Nigerians to fake Google Play Store site spreading Trojan by Oluwatosin Adeyemi April 12, 2025
Cybercrime EFCC repatriates $120,000, N70.6 million to U.S., Spanish citizens scammed by Yahoo Boys February 24, 2025
Cybercrime Bybit loses almost $1.5 billion in landmark crypto heist, North Korea tops key suspects February 23, 2025
Cybercrime Paratus Namibia enlist foreign cybersecurity experts to contain systems breach by Modupeoluwa Olalere February 23, 2025 0 On Wednesday, Paratus Namibia reported a cyberattack. This is Namibia's second telecommunications business attack two months after Telecom Namibia's ransomware... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Impersonators target MTN chair Mcebisi Jonas in another scam by Modupeoluwa Olalere February 23, 2025 0 MTN Group, Africa's largest telecoms company, has announced that its chairman, Mcebisi Jonas, has been impersonated again. This incident marks... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime 33,320 recovered in Nigeria-Japan cybercrime operation; 11 arrested for romance scams by Oluwatosin Adeyemi February 18, 2025 0 A combined operation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has led to the... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Osun’s Oba of Ipetumodu arrested in U.S. over $4.2 million COVID-19 fraud by TechPression February 18, 2025 0 The traditional ruler of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who vanished from public view in March 2024, has been found in... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Kenya’s business data compromised in cyberattack, investigators rule out Ransomware by Oluwatosin Adeyemi February 4, 2025 0 The Business Registration Service (BRS) in Kenya is currently dealing with a significant data breach that happened on January 31... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Court strikes out defamation suit against Dele Farotimi by TechPression January 31, 2025 0 The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has dismissed the defamation suit filed against activist and writer, Dele Farotimi. The case,... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Bento Africa CEO Ebun Okubanjo resigns amid EFCC fraud investigation by Ladele Joy January 30, 2025 0 Bento Africa, a Nigerian HR-tech platform providing payroll and human resource solutions, is facing uncertainty following the resignation of its... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Sowore rejects police bail as officers search for alleged crime scene on Google by TechPression January 27, 2025 0 Sahara Reporters publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has refused to pay bail for an offence... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Namibia’s ex-first lady Monica Geingos issues warning as scammers use AI photos of her face to deceive citizens by Ladele Joy January 27, 2025 0 On Thursday, Monica Geingos, Namibia’s former First Lady, took to X via the account @FirstLadyNam3 to warn the public about... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Nigerian hackers breach UnitedHealthcare database to steal 120 million Americans’ private data by Oluwatosin Adeyemi January 20, 2025 0 A group of Nigerian hackers gained access to the UnitedHealthcare database and stole over six terabytes of private information and... Read moreDetails