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- 5 May 2018
Nigeria's Internet Fraudsters Focus on Corporate e-mail - Report
West Africa's infamous Internet scammers have shifted their targets from impersonations of online love interests, princes and US soldiers to hijacking corporate e-mails, costing businesses hundreds…
- 26 Oct 2009
EFCC Terminates 800 E-Mail Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has terminated over 800 scam e-mail a and busted 18 fraudsters, in a renewed fight against cyber-crime. Farida Waziri, EFCC chairman disclosed this…
- 19 Jan 2009
Financial E-mail Spam Soars
Financial scammers’ activities seem to be increasing in spite of effort by stakeholders in the e-payment sector of the economy to educate people on their antis. Last week, some scammers sent…
- 6 Feb 2012
Banks, Internet Firms Fight Spam
Some of the world's biggest Internet companies and financial services firms have developed a new approach to fighting e-mail spam that they hope will reduce online scams. Facebook, Google and…
- 5 Dec 2017
How Organisations Can Prevent Financial Losses via Innovative Email Protection
By peter oluka Many business organisations and public institutions are faced one way or the other with challenges of their corporation email been compromised. This to a large extent has brought loss…
- 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…
- 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…
- 9 Jan 2013
FedEx Raises Alarm Over Phishing Emails, SMS
FedEx, a world class courier and logistics Company has raised alarm over misguiding emails sent by impostors to defraud the public. According to a statement on the company’s website, there have been…
- 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…
- 18 Sept 2013
Banks Caution Customers on Scam eMails
Some banks in the country have warned customers not to respond to requests for their personal bank details over the Internet, telephone or in person. Francis Barde, head, Corporate Affair Department,…
- 12 Aug 2015
Arik Air Alerts Customers on Scam Websites
Arik Air, West Africa's leading airline, has warned the customers on the notorious activities cyber fraudsters who have cloned the website to deceive the unsuspecting members of the public. In a…
- 30 Jul 2018
US Jails Ndukwu, Nigerian for eMail Scam
Emeka Ndukwu, 46, a Nigerian-American based in Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in business e-mail scheme and conspiring to launder more than $900,000 proceeds of…
- 14 Jan 2021
McAfee Identifies Social Networks as a Growing Attack Vector in 2021
Threat actors have depended heavily on phishing e-mails as a means to compromise organisations through individual employees. But in 2021, sophisticated adversaries will increasingly target, engage…
- 21 Dec 2018
10 Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2019
Biometric hacking, an increase in phishing attacks and sophisticated use of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top cyber security threats to be expected in 2019, as attackers stop at nothing…
- 2 Aug 2022
Phishing, Scams Hit Nigeria and Kenya with a 174% and 438% Increase in the Number of Detections in Q2 2022
Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter.…
- 14 Nov 2023
Why PalmPay Is Playing Big in the Digital Banking Space- Chika Nwosu
PalmPay, a leading Africa-focused fintech platform, has said that the future of money is now; therefore, the company has put in place adequate infrastructure, and the right measures to ensure that…
- 15 Apr 2021
Truecaller Reaches 43m African Users
Global caller ID service and telephone search engine Truecaller has introduced an identity solution to help businesses prove their authenticity when making calls to customers, helping to boost safety…
- 3 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…
- 8 Aug 2024
One key to many doors: How much value is in your Email address
With the number of global email users projected to grow to 4.73 billion by 2026, email has become one of the most important platforms for communication in the digital age. For many people, an email…
- 15 Mar 2010
6 Yrs After: Police, Politicians Frustrate Cyber Crime Bill
Myriad of bottlenecks have combined to delay the passage of Cyber Crime Bill, touted as solution to the seemingly intractable challenges posed by cyber criminals, unarmed but lethal gang of…
- 30 Jun 2008
Security Operatives Seize $2.1Bn Fake eBay Cheques
Security agencies in Nigeria have intercepted counterfeit cheques, lottery tickets and eBay overpayment schemes worth over $2.1billion , Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations can reveal. United…
- 3 Nov 2020
3 Opportunities Covid-19 Created for the Internet Industry
The Internet is one of the industries that felt the pandemic’s effect in full-force, as it had to withstand the sudden surge of users to the online space. Photo credit: Pexels That said, alongside…
- 25 Aug 2025
Interpol Sting Sniffs Out Cyber Crime in Nigeria, Others
An Interpol-coordinated operation has led to the arrest of 1 209 suspected cyber criminals that targeted nearly 88 000 victims. Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the crackdown recovered $97.4 million…
- 26 Apr 2021
Nigeria Lost N5.5tn to Cybercrimes in 10 Years - Deloitte
Mr. Tope Aladenusi, the Chief Strategy Officer, Deloitte West Africa, has stated that Nigeria lost N5.5 trillion to fraud and cybercrimes in 10 years. Aladenusi, who disclosed this at a recent…
- 20 Oct 2014
Beware! It’s Early Christmas for Credit Card Fraudsters
Christmas may be the season for giving, but it also the season for scamming; underscoring the need for Nigerian consumers to be particularly cautious during the run-up to the 2014 festive…
- 15 Aug 2017
NIMASA Disclaims Twitter, SMS & Emails Recruitment Campaign
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has described as "Fake", the recruitment campaigns making rounds in the media, especially online platforms. In a press statement by Mr.…
- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…
- 1 Mar 2023
Report Warns of Dangerously Low Cyber Risk Awareness in Africa
Cyber security awareness in Africa, despite its mobile connectivity-driven economy, is low, with less than 30% of respondents to a recent survey being 'very concerned' about cyber crime. This is…
- 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…
- 2 Dec 2025
Report says Human Error Fuels Breaches as Only Half of Professionals Receive Cybersecurity Training
A recent Kaspersky survey in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour”, found that just 51% of professionals…