11 results
- 23 Jan 2020
Microsoft Exposes 250m Customer Records
Over the New Year, software giant Microsoft exposed nearly 250 million customer service and support (CSS) records on the Web. This is according to UK-based firm Comparitech, which says the records…
- 27 Oct 2024
Nigeria Makes List of Top 10 Countries with Highest Cases of Internet Scams
As the digital age progresses, internet scam have become a significant concern for individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. While providing numerous opportunities for communication and…
- 1 Feb 2024
7 Scams to Watch Out for in 2024
As technology gets more advanced, fraudsters are also getting better at deceiving and stealing from us. In 2024, scammers have some new tricks up their sleeve, such as deepfake impersonation. That is…
- 24 Oct 2025
Africa Tech Festival 2025 to Spotlight Cybersecurity and Cloud Resilience in Africa’s Digital Growth
Africa Tech Festival (ATF), the continent’s leading platform for digital innovation, will kick off next month in Cape Town with a strong focus on cybersecurity and cloud resilience - two critical…
- 11 Sept 2020
COVID-19: Cybersafe Foundation Unveils Plan to Equip & Empower Digitally Vulnerable Groups, SMEs
CyberSafe Foundation, one of Nigeria’s foremost non-governmental organization in the information security domain, has unveiled plans to equip digitally vulnerable groups and 1500 SMEs with the…
- 10 Nov 2009
Pendulum Clock, Antique tech items Trigger Mercury Rush
Ridiculous as it sounds, the pendulum clock, a clock built some 365 years ago has triggered a new get rich syndrome with some Nigerians combing through archives and rarely used places for the old…
- 20 May 2021
EsrowLock, Anambra Tech Firm among Winners of $100m Facebook Grant
EscrowLock, start-up tech firm, has emerged among winners of the $100 million global business grant from Facebook Inc, the world’s largest social media company. Facebook Inc. had late last year…
- 24 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…
- 16 Sept 2021
NITDA Collaborates With Nigeria Police on NPDR Enforcement
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), expressed willingness to collaborate with the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that public and private organizations comply with the…
- 15 Apr 2025
Four Red Flags Nigerians Ignored until CBEX Crashed- DUBAWA
It has not been a pleasant week for thousands of Nigerians who have again fallen for another money scam. According to DUBAWA, a West African independent verification and fact-checking project,…
- 5 Nov 2025
Nigerian Lawmakers Engage Crypto Stakeholders on Landmark Regulatory Framework
The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the Economic, Regulatory and Security Implications of Cryptocurrency Adoption and Point-of-Sale (POS) Operations in Nigeria recently held a crucial…