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- 7 Jul 2025
Secret Service Seizes $400M in Crypto, Cold Wallet among World’s Largest
US Secret Service has quietly seized nearly $400 million in digital assets over the past decade, amassing one of the world’s largest crypto cold wallets, Bloomberg reported at the weekend, citing…
- 20 Aug 2021
Facebook Plans Novi, Crypto Wallet
Facebook, a social media network, on Friday announced that it would soon introduce its cryptocurrency wallet named Novi Digital Wallet, saying it would be tied to the Diem Blockchain system. David…
- 26 Jul 2026
Report Says Cybercriminals Deploy Malware to Hijack Crypto Wallets, Monitor Browsers Telegram
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a sophisticated malware framework, dubbed OkoBot, that is targeting cryptocurrency users by stealing wallet recovery phrases, browser credentials…
- 11 Jul 2025
EFCC Says Corrupt Politicians are Using Crypto Wallets to Launder Money
Ola Olukoyede, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised the alarm that some corrupt Nigerian politicians are now hiding their illicit wealth in cryptocurrencies to evade…
- 29 Jan 2023
Coinazer, Africa's First Web-Base Crypto Payment Gate & Wallet System Debut in Nigeria
A group Nigerian tech savvy youths have developed a web-based crypto platform to facilitate seamless and borderless means of accepting cryptocurrency payment globally. L-R: Sitting, Director,…
- 13 Jan 2023
Bitget Launches Fund Custody Service with Dedicated Wallet to Elevate Safety
Bitget, leading crypto exchange has launched the Fund Custody service for professional investors and institutions. The service will provide dedicated wallets to qualified accounts to maximize the…
- 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…
- 10 Jan 2024
Study Reveals Consumers Embracing Cryptocurrency, But Still Concerned Over Possible Scams
As cryptocurrencies become ‘the new normal’, Kaspersky conducted a global survey¹ to study consumers’ attitudes to using them. 81% of respondents currently own crypto, and 55% said they are well…
- 26 Nov 2023
Police Arrests Bonse, Politician over Alleged Theft of Patricia Tech Crypto
Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has arrested Wilfred Bonse, a Nigerian politician, in connection to the theft of over N200 million ($246,153) from Patricia Technologies’ crypto wallet. Patricia is an…
- 23 Jul 2025
Telegram to allow U.S. users send, receive crypto directly in app
Telegram users in the United States can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly within the app: no downloads, extensions, or separate logins required. The built-in TON Wallet, developed…
- 14 Jun 2022
Who is Buying Crypto in Africa
The average African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about $20 USD on the first purchase and holds onto it for about nine months, according to data from Luno, the largest crypto…
- 12 Jan 2021
Blockchain Hackers Stole $3.8Bn in 122 Attacks in 2020
The year 2020 was challenging for cybersecurity and the world in general. The global pandemic did not only threaten our physical health but also gave way to a new wave of cyberattacks endangering our…
- 10 May 2023
Kaspersky Warns of a Two-fold Surge in Browser Extensions that Steal Crypto
A browser extension is a piece of software that users can install to customise the functionality of a web browser. Browser extensions are handy, but they can also pose serious threats to privacy and…
- 7 Jun 2023
Study Shows Some $30,000 Stolen via Fake Hardware Wallet
Cryptocurrency investors often turn to hardware wallets as a secure way to store their digital assets, assuming that they are impenetrable. However, even the most advanced hardware wallets on the…
- 11 Apr 2023
Cryptocurrency Phishing Grows by 40Per Cent in One Year - Report
Kaspersky’s anti-phishing systems have prevented 5 million cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks in 2022, increasing by 40% compared to the previous year. Conversely, there was a decrease in the…
- 18 Jan 2026
How Crypto Criminals Stole $700m from People – often Using Age-Old Tricks
There's something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded in a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it…
- 2 Oct 2023
Firm Unveils Banking Trojan's Sneaky Evolution and Cryptocurrency Threats
Kaspersky experts have analysed a recent campaign by Zanubis, a banking Trojan distinguished by its adeptness at assuming the guise of legitimate applications. The investigation also sheds light on…
- 20 Nov 2022
Top-Five Schemes Cybercriminals are Running Amid the Biggest Sport Event - Kaspersky
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is the most awaited sports event of 2022 for football fans and kicks off on November 20. As well as exciting hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, it’s also attracted…
- 26 May 2025
EFCC Recovers Funds, Arrests Suspects in N1.3 Trillion CBEX Crypto Fraud
Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading…
- 1 Sept 2025
6 Best Apps to Recharge Airtime & Data in Nigeria for Glo, Airtel, MTN, 9mobile
Looking for the best app to buy data and airtime in Nigeria? In 2025, Cardtonic, Breet, BuyCard, eBills, SubBase, and NairaData make it fast and easy. Recharging airtime and data in Nigeria has never…
- 10 Jul 2025
Firm Uncovers $500K Crypto Heist Through Malicious Packages
Kaspersky GReAT (Global Research and Analysis Team) experts have discovered open-source packages that download the Quasar backdoor and a stealer designed to exfiltrate cryptocurrency. The malicious…
- 26 Mar 2018
Twitter Joins Facebook to Ban Cryptocurrency Adverts On Its Platform
Twitter Inc is to ban most advertising of cryptocurrencies on its platform, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown on the nascent industry, the company said in a statement. The San…
- 18 Feb 2025
SEC to Tax Cryptocurrency Transactions in Nigeria with New Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is planning to amend digital asset regulations to tax crypto transactions, a move it believes will bring in substantial revenue, according to a Feb. 18…
- 19 Jan 2026
Cybersecurity Firm Detects a Wave of Crypto Phishing Following BlockFi Bankruptcy
Kaspersky has detected a wave of phishing attacks preying on former customers of the bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi. These scams leverage the ongoing distribution of customer assets…
- 24 Jun 2025
Kaspersky Discovers SparkKitty a New Trojan Spy on App Store and Google Play
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty which targets smartphones on iOS and Android. It sends images from an infected phone and information about the device to the…
- 1 Apr 2025
Financial Cyberthreats Report Reveals 3.6Ttimes Surge in Mobile Banking Malware
As digital financial transactions continued to expand worldwide, cybercriminals shifted their focus toward mobile devices and crypto assets. According to Kaspersky’s new Financial Cyberthreats…
- 24 Apr 2025
EFCC Secures Arrest Warrant for Six CBEX Promoters
A federal high court in Abuja has granted permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and detain six Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) promoters over allegations of…
- 24 Apr 2026
US Freezes $344m in Crypto Linked to Iran in Major Crackdown
The administration of Donald Trump has frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to Iran , marking a sharp escalation in financial pressure on Tehran. The move comes amid stalled…
- 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…
- 25 Aug 2022
Crypto Platforms Lose $44Bn to Cyber Attacks
Acronis, global leader in cyber protection,has disclosed that about $44bn has been lost to cyber attacks on cryptocurrency, particularly decentralised finance, between June 2021 and June 2022. This…