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- 8 Jan 2024
Firm Reveals 1,700 Posts with Corporate Data Surface on the Dark Web Monthly
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has over the past two years uncovered almost 40,000 dark web posts about the sale of internal corporate information. These posts – created by…
- 29 Jan 2024
Study Shows Cybercrime AI Experimentation in the Dark Web
Kaspersky’s Digital Footprint Intelligence service have found nearly 3000 dark web posts mainly discussing use of ChatGPT and other LLMs for illegal activities. Threat actors are exploring schemes,…
- 18 Nov 2025
Dark Web Attracts Laid-off Workers, Teenagers and Elite Talent, with a Median Job Seeker Age of 24
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence has prepared a new report Inside the dark web job market: Their talent, our threat. There was a two-fold increase in the number of résumés and jobs posted on…
- 3 Oct 2024
Kaspersky Reveals Half of Dark Web Exploit Listings Target Zero-day Vulnerabilities
Between January 2023 and September 2024, Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence experts identified 547 listings to buy and sell exploits targeting software vulnerabilities. These advertisements are…
- 22 Aug 2017
Don’t Turn out the Lights on Dark Web Marketplaces
We’ve all heard the phrase: “When one door closes, a window opens.” You can bet that as you’re reading this, those engaged in cyber crime on the dark web are looking for that next ‘market place…
- 24 Jul 2022
Stolen Credentials Selling on Dark Web for Price of 3 Litres of Fuel - Report
HP has released The Evolution of Cybercrime: Why the Dark Web is Supercharging the Threat Landscape and How to Fight Back – an HP Wolf Security Report. The findings show cybercrime is being…
- 2 Jul 2017
Top Five Truths About The Darkweb
The internet is accessible to anybody and everybody. Is this really true when you consider the existence of the dark web? Dark web is an entire internet that can't be viewed through traditional…
- 5 Mar 2025
Stealer Malware Leaked over 2m Bank Cards - Report
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence estimates that 2.3 million bank cards were leaked on the dark web, based on an analysis of data-stealing malware log files from 2023-2024. On average, every…
- 21 Oct 2025
Sophos Launches Identity Threat Detection and Response to Combat Rising Credential-Based Cyberattacks
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced the launch of Sophos Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). This new solution for Sophos…
- 6 Aug 2024
Sophos Uncovers How Ransomware Groups Weaponize Stolen Data to Increase Pressure on Targets Who Refuse to Pay
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, Tuesday released a new dark web report, “Turning the Screws: The Pressure Tactics of Ransomware Gangs,” which…
- 15 Oct 2025
Hacktivists Use Hashtags as Coordination Tools, DDoS Dominates Attacks in 2025
Kaspersky researchers have published a new report, Signal in the Noise, analysing more than 120 hacktivist groups and over 11,000 hacktivist posts shared across surface and dark web channels in 2025.…
- 27 Sept 2023
Kaspersky Unveils an Overview of IoT-related Threats in 2023
Kaspersky has delved into the evolving threats targeting the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) sector. With IoT devices, such as routers and smart home components, projected to exceed 29…
- 2 Mar 2017
Mobile Advertising Trojans Account for 16 of Top 20 Malware- Report
A latest report by Kaspersky Lab shows that mobile advertising Trojans exploiting super-user rights became the top mobile malware threat last year. According to the report obtained by Nigeria…
- 13 Apr 2026
Digital "Pickpockets" Compromise Over a Million Banking Accounts - Kaspersky
More than one million online banking accounts were compromised by infostealers last year, as financial cyberthreats shifted toward credential theft and data reuse. Pic credit...cybelangel.com…
- 6 May 2025
Firm Finds Leaked Netflix, Roblox and Discord Accounts Registered on Corporate emails
Employees may also use corporate emails to register for personal accounts on marketplaces and social media, increasing the risk of account theft and corporate security breaches, according to a study…
- 30 Aug 2021
REDTV’s Web Series, Assistant Madams Season 2 Premieres, New Cast Unveiled @ Launch in Lagos
All the stars came out this weekend for the exclusive premiere of REDTV’s latest web series, Assistant Madams, Dark Hearts. REDTV, the online network supported by the United Bank for Africa continues…
- 1 Dec 2023
Sophos Anticipates AI-Based Attack Techniques, Prepares Detections
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has released two reports about the use of AI in cybercrime. The first report—“The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam…
- 4 Apr 2024
Cybersecurity Experts Say Data-Stealing Malware Infections Increased Sevenfold since 2020
Nearly 10 million devices fell victim to data-stealing malware in 2023, Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence has revealed, drawing from insights gathered from infostealer malware log files traded…
- 7 Apr 2026
Kaspersky Warns of Digital Medicine Risks on the Occasion of World Health Day
On World Health Day, Kaspersky warns of risks tied to the digitisation of healthcare and use of telemedicine. Recent incidents show that medical services can be breached, and as a result, medical…
- 25 Apr 2018
Cybercrime Profits Estimated at $1.5 trillion
New criminal platforms and a booming cybercrime economy have resulted in $1.5 trillion in illicit profits being acquired, laundered, spent and reinvested by attackers. This was one of the findings of…
- 21 Sept 2023
PwC Nigeria Tech Talent Bootcamp IDs Leaked- Report
Participants in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria Tech Talent Bootcamp are at risk of identity theft after private data was leaked from a misconfigured Amazon Web Services account, according to…
- 11 Mar 2024
2024 Sophos Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street Details Cyberthreats Facing SMBs
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released its annual 2024 Sophos Threat Report, with this year’s report detailing “Cybercrime on Main Street” and…
- 9 Nov 2017
SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast Shows No Platform Immune from Ransomware
By peter oluka Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced its SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast, a report that recaps ransomware and other cybersecurity trends based on…
- 9 Mar 2026
Healthcare Under Attack: Why Cybersecurity is Now Critical Care
By: Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Africa Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a silent emergency. Many healthcare operators, facilities and doctors across Africa already grapple…
- 29 Jul 2021
NITDA, NISS to Produce More Forensic Experts to Ensure National Security
Shortage of manpower in forensic expert in the country has been described as one of the challenges mitigating against curbing the menace of cyber attacks, which the duo of National Information…
- 17 May 2017
WannaCry: Hackers Demand Ransom in Bitcoin
The perpetrators of the global cyberattack that caused havoc in 150 countries demanded “ransom” money in bitcoins, but experts believe the anonymity that the virtual currency affords is not…
- 4 Feb 2024
Sophos Uncovers How Criminals are Leveraging “As-a-Service" Business Model with Sha Zhu Pan Kits to Expand Cryptocurrency Fraud
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging…
- 25 Nov 2017
Sophos Identifies Top Ransomware Families in Africa
Cyber security vendor Sophos has identified the top ransomware families that affected Africa in 2017. According to Sophos, the Ceber ransomware accounted for 80% of attacks in Africa, followed by…
- 20 Oct 2022
ImmuniWeb, Kecam Technologies Partner on Cyber Resilience
ImmuniWeb and Kecam Technologies Limited have joined force to help increase cyber resilience and compliance in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra-Leone. The partnership will allow Kecam Technologies…
- 12 May 2026
Firm Shares Insights into Ransomware Trends and Tactics @ International Anti-Ransomware Day-2026
On International Anti-Ransomware Day, May 12, Kaspersky shares a report with an overview of ransomware trends that marked 2025 and insights into what the threat landscape holds in 2026. According to…