South Africa’s largest mobile operator, Cell C, revealed on Wednesday that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack by a group known as RansomHouse. This attack compromised the data of many customers and raised serious concerns about cybersecurity in the telecommunications industry.   Read also: Hackers breach PowerSchool’s customer portal, compromising student data […]

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has raised the alarm over the resurgence of Grandoreiro, a banking malware that poses serious risks to financial security in Nigeria.  This malware spreads and can be downloaded to devices, email attachments, forged websites, or into, or reported as seemingly normal files in the infected PC as documents […]

There has been a notable increase in the number of phishing attacks throughout many African countries.  Kaspersky Labs, a market leader in the cybersecurity industry, has announced its plans to expand globally. As of the most up-to-date data provided by the company, Kaspersky’s anti-phishing system successfully blocked over 500 million attempts to access global websites […]

AV-Test Institute, an impartial IT security company, estimates that there will be over 1.2 billion malware pieces online in 2023. The organization discovers 450,000 new viruses and possibly dangerous apps daily. Scammers and hackers use such apps to steal funds and personal information or use your online identity. These virus prevention tips can prevent you […]

Google has accused North Korean hackers of exploiting the fatal  ‘Halloween crowd crush’ to distribute malicious software to internet users in South Korea. The Halloween crush is a fatal event that occurred on October 29, 2022, where thousands of fun lovers crowded alleyways during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea. The […]

The Microsoft (MSFT) Security Intelligence team has discovered that hacker DEV-0139 has been using Telegram group chats to target wealthy cryptocurrency funds. Investment funds and rich traders find it very difficult to deal with cryptocurrencies due to exchange fees. They must be improved to lessen the impact on margins and profits as they are identified […]

#invisiblechallenge on short-form video hosting site TikTok could expose devices to information-stealing malware, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) advised. The Invisible Challenge on TikTok involves encircling a subject who is supposed to be naked with a partially see-through body contouring filter. According to an NCC-CSIRT caution, threat actors are using […]

In collaboration with others in the international community, MTN Ghana is spreading the word about how important cybersecurity is, what the best practices are, and why everyone needs to work together to prevent cybercrime. This is done in observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which takes place throughout the month of October each year. Therefore, […]

Cyberattacks in the financial industry are shifting away from targeting individual customers toward targeting corporations. According to Kaspersky Security Network, phishing attempts in African countries have increased significantly from the first to the second quarter of 2022. Online retailers, payment systems, and financial institutions were attacked. Phishing is a deceitful method of collecting information, and […]

The Computer Security Incident Response Team of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of the video telephony platform Zoom to install the latest version of the software, which can be obtained from the app’s publisher, following the discovery of vulnerabilities that remote attackers can exploit. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) found […]

Kaspersky, a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider has announced the launch of a new Windows Incident Response training course. The purpose of this was to provide in-house cybersecurity teams and information security professionals with the opportunity to expand their analytic skills in the incident response domain, particularly while they are in the midst of […]

Microsoft continues to release updates in which it unveils a series of new features for Windows 11. Sequel to this upgrade, users will have to keep updating their system to keep to date with the recent features. In lieu of this, hackers are now attempting to deceive users by delivering fake Windows 11 upgrades that […]

Earlier we reported the Bet9Ja website shutdown now a new report suggests that the website has been restored, the mobile phone has been retrieved from Russian hackers, and the CEO has delivered a statement to bettors. The good news is that the Bet9ja website, which the Russian Blackcat hacking gang had hijacked, has been restored. […]

Russian Hackers at the prowl. Two large hacking attacks aiming at disrupting energy businesses and key infrastructure allegedly targeted 135 nations, including South Africa, between 2012 and 2017, according to the United States. Daily Maverick reports that the goal was to conduct a sophisticated effort to target and breach networks of vital infrastructure and energy […]

Bet9ja’s management has stated that their website was hacked by the Russian Blackcat gang. Bet9ja revealed this in a statement, identifying the attackers as the Russian Blackcat organisation, which is known for multiple attacks on large corporations throughout the world. The gaming site stated that the hacker gang had already sought a ransom, but it […]

Hackers targeted Trezor, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet. They used the company’s mailing list to send out fake data breach notifications to users. Mailchimp, a well-known email marketing platform, has confirmed that hackers used an internal tool to steal data from more than 100 of its customers, with the information being used to launch phishing attacks […]

A large amount of data supposedly belonging to the Bank of Russia was allegedly disclosed by Anonymous, a hacker outfit. The news comes after the group claimed earlier this week that it had hacked Russia’s central bank, a claim that Moscow’s monetary officials denied. The transnational hacktivist collective known as @Thblckrbbtworld (The Black Rabbit World) […]

The Anonymous hacker group has taken the responsibility of informing the people of Russia about the Invasion of Ukraine. After declaring war on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anonymous, a decentralized international activist, and hacktivist group has been relentless in its attacks on the Kremlin, undermining the country’s leadership and disrupting the country’s narrative on the […]

Lapsus$ Hackers Group at it again as nearly 200 gigabytes of data, including the source code for numerous technologies and algorithms used in biometric unlocking operations, have been reported stolen and exposed by hackers. The stolen data allegedly contains confidential information from Qualcomm, a US chipmaker that supplies chipsets for Samsung handsets sold in the […]

Software that steals Android users’ banking app login information has been made by the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). The CSIRT has found it. According to a security advisory from the NCC CSIRT, the malicious software known as “Xenomorph” has a high impact and a high vulnerability rate. It was discovered […]