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- E-Business20 Aug 2026
Firm Warns As Popular Cloud Platforms Have Been Used in Over 390,000 Phishing Attacks
New Kaspersky research into phishing activity leveraging legitimate cloud platforms has revealed over 390,000 such attacks have been carried out in the last 12-months alone.
- 11 Sept 2017
How 20-Year Old Nigerian Attacked 4,000 Organizations Worldwide
An international hacking campaign targeting thousands of oil, mining and construction firms sounds like the work of a sophisticated criminal operation. The scale of such an endeavour suggests it…
- 20 May 2026
Kaspersky Detected More than 92,000 Malware Attacks Disguised as AI Services in Four Months
In conjunction with its participation at the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya conference, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, has revealed that from January to the beginning of May 2026,…
- 3 Apr 2023
Scammers go ‘InterPlanetary’ Using a Decentralised File System in their Attacks
Kaspersky experts have discovered how cybercriminals are using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in email phishing attacks. Since late 2022, fraudsters have been using this safe, decentralised…
- 26 Feb 2024
MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked as Users Lose $440,000
MicroStrategy Inc., recognized as the largest publicly traded corporate holder of Bitcoin, had its X account hacked as unsuspecting users lost $440,000 to the phishing attack. This incident, now…
- 20 Apr 2020
Hackers Attacked Businesses 22m Times In Last 7 Days Globally
According to data compiled and analyzed by Atlas VPN, hackers attacked businesses more than 22 million times during the last week worldwide. Over 63% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks.…
- 26 Aug 2024
Kaspersky Finds Users of Google, Facebook, and Amazon most Targeted for Credential Theft in 2024
Google, Facebook, and Amazon are the most frequently targeted brands when it comes to phishing attacks, according to Kaspersky’s recent research among 25 popular global companies. Cybercriminals also…
- 10 Jun 2026
Firm Discovered a New Corporate Phishing Technique using a Popular AI Web Development Platform
Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web…
- 22 May 2025
Over 250,000 Cyberattacks Disguised as Anime - Report
From Naruto to Attack on Titan, cybercriminals are increasingly using anime and other Gen Z favourites as bait. In a new report covering Q2 2024 – Q1 2025, Kaspersky has found over 250,000…
- 6 Aug 2019
Cyber Thieves Target Banks, Use Log-In Data to Crack Open Accounts
The financial services sector suffered 3.5 billion credential stuffing attacks over the past 18 months, as cybercrooks used previously breached log-in data to crack open user accounts. The…
- 9 Oct 2023
NITDA Rolls Out Activities for the 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Celebration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in line with its mandate, has rolled out activities for the celebration of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Last year, the agency…
- 1 Aug 2024
Report says Telecoms are Prime Targets for Cyberattacks in 2024
Telecom, mass media, and construction development companies are the top cyberattack targets in the first half of 2024, reports Kaspersky. Telecoms faced the greatest number of incidents, likely due…
- 24 Aug 2017
Check Point Identifies Nigerian as Behind Massive Global Cyber attacks
Check Point's researchers have revealed the identity of a cyber criminal who attacked more than 4 000 organisations over the past four months. The Israeli-based cyber security firm says the cyber…
- 19 Apr 2020
Kaspersky Reports Over a Third of Banking Malware Attacks in 2019 Targeted Corporate Users
In 2019, 773,943 users of Kaspersky solutions globally were attacked by banking Trojans. Of those users, a third (35.1%) were in the corporate sector. African countries were affected too: almost…
- 3 Dec 2023
Africa: 2023 Cyberthreats Landscape, Next Year Predictions
By Yusuph Kileo In recent years, of African countries are working hard to adopt 2030 African digital transformation agenda. Finance, education, agriculture, government, security, and manufacturing,…
- 13 May 2025
Cyberattacks Using Family-favourite Brands Rise by 38% Over Past Year
Ahead of the International Day of Families, observed on May 15, Kaspersky experts analysed cyberthreats that use popular family-focused brands, such as Disney, LEGO, Toca Boca and others as bait. The…
- 10 Feb 2023
Check Point Software Unveils Quantum SD-WAN to Protect Branch Offices Unifying Best Security
Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has today introduced Check Point Quantum SD-WAN, a new software blade in the Check Point Quantum Gateways. Check…
- 16 Sept 2025
Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Nigerian-based Phishing Subscription Service
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft…
- 27 Aug 2025
Nigeria Faces Rising Cyber Threats as Kaspersky Blocks Millions of Attacks
According to data from Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, Sub-Saharan Africa saw 42.4 million web attacks and 95.6 million on-device attacks detected in the first half of 2025. The region…
- 6 Dec 2023
Cybercriminals Unleash 411,000 Malicious Files Daily in 2023
Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, which is an increase of nearly 3% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Particular types of threats also…
- 21 May 2020
Cyber crime Soars in First 100 Days of Coronavirus
Cyber criminals are capitalising on the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 83 million COVID-19 related e-mails blocked and thousands of malicious URLs found in just the first 100…
- 27 Jan 2021
Visa Warns against Cyberattacks
Visa, a digital payment company has stated that online transactions, despite its benefits, comes with its attendant risks, which it said must be guarded against. Aribidesi Lawal, risk manager, Visa…
- 17 Sept 2024
Report Finds 30% More Young Gamers Targeted by Cybercriminals in H1 2024 vs. H2 2023
The number of unique users targeted by cybercriminals using popular children’s games as a lure surged by 30% in the first six months of 2024 compared to H2 2023, according to Kaspersky experts.…
- 10 Jul 2023
Kaspersky Uncovers new Phishing Scheme Targeting Cryptocurrency Users Worldwide
Kaspersky has unearthed a phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency users across the globe. The scheme showcases the ever-evolving tactics used by cybercriminals, reflecting cryptocurrency's…
- 24 Mar 2025
Authorities Seize 1842 Devices in African-Wide Cybercrime Crackdown
Authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and seized 1842 devices in a sweeping international operation targeting cyber-enabled fraud and scams. Dubbed Operation Red Card, the…
- 30 May 2022
Report Shows Small Businesses in Nigeria Facing 89% Increase in Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks in 2022
When a small business owner is faced with the responsibilities of production economics, financial reports and marketing all at the same time, cybersecurity can often appear complicated and, at times,…
- 2 Dec 2019
Cybercriminals Turn to Deepfakes, Target Enterprise Networks
The year 2020 will see a new level of cyber-attacks – fake audio-visuals are forecast to be increasingly used by criminals as a social engineering tactic to extort money from companies and…
- 2 Apr 2014
Cyberoam, CYREN Found Malware URLs Increased 131% in 2013
It is no news that any website can easily be compromised if not updated regularly; enabling malware developers to exploit security vulnerabilities in common content management systems. According to…
- 18 Feb 2014
Microsoft Asks Consumers to “Do 1 Thing” To Support Safer Internet Day
In support of international Safer Internet Day (SID) and following the release of the latest results of the third annual Microsoft Computing Safer Index (MCSI), Microsoft Corporation is asking…
- 26 Apr 2022
Russian Malware Used for Oil India Cyber Attack Planted from Nigeria: Report
A Russian malware planted from a server in Nigeria was used for a recent cyber attack on Oil India's (OIL) system in Assam's Duliajan, which had brought down the PSU major's network, a top police…