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 Nigeria-based AI ‘Brad Pitt’ scams French lady of €830,000 in romance fraud by Ladele Joy January 19, 2025 0 In a shocking revelation on the TF1 program Sept à Huit, Anne, a 53-year-old French interior designer, shared how she... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime INTERPOL names Nigeria’s Police cybercrime unit best in Africa for 2024 by Oluwatosin Adeyemi January 8, 2025 0 The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has been recognised as the Best Cybercrime Unit in Africa for 2024... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Websprix executives Dawit Berhanu, Mekdes Aklilu face money laundering charges in Ethiopia by Modupeoluwa Olalere January 5, 2025 0 Ethiopian prosecutors on December 27, 2024, announced serious financial crime charges against two prominent figures from Web Sprix IT Solutions... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime U.S. Judge reverses bail decision for alleged fraudster Bobo Chicago over concerns he will flee to Nigeria by TechPression December 31, 2024 0 U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III has overturned the previous ruling granting bail to Bolanle Bombata, also known as... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime NBS earmarks N35 million for cybersecurity measures after website breach by Oluwatosin Adeyemi December 29, 2024 0 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has allocated N35 million for "Capacity Building on Cybersecurity and Data Centre Management" in... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime FBI most-wanted Nigerian cybercriminal Abiola Kayode extradited to U.S. from Ghana over multi-million dolllar email scam by Oluwatosin Adeyemi December 16, 2024 0 Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian who had been on the FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Law enforcement seeks arrest of 601 bank customers tied to N11bn Flutterwave breach by Modupeoluwa Olalere December 10, 2024 0 The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to arrest 601 bank customers linked to a significant breach involving Flutterwave, a... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime PalmPay partners with NFIU to combat financial fraud, support Nigeria’s digital economy by Oluwatosin Adeyemi December 8, 2024 0 Nigerian fintech business PalmPay will work with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and other government agencies to combat financial... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime FBI traces Bobo Chicago’s $2.8m scam to African Shrine; Wale Ogundana’s nightclub licence revoked by TechPression December 5, 2024 0 Agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a web of fraud connecting suspected Nigerian scammer Oluyomi Omobolanle... Read moreDetails
Cybercrime Uganda seeks Interpol assistance to track hackers, masterminds of BoU multi-million dollar heist by Oluwatosin Adeyemi November 29, 2024 0 Ugandan authorities have asked Interpol to investigate fraudulent transfers of $6 million to Japan and $7 million to England, following... Read moreDetails