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- 22 Apr 2022
Binance Recovers $5.8m from Lazarus Group, North Korean Cryptocurrency Hackers
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, on Friday, said the cryptocurrency exchange had recovered some funds stolen by the Lazarus Group, North Korean hackers. Zhao revealed that the DPRK Group used…
- 5 Apr 2017
Kaspersky Exposes How Hackers ‘Lazarus Group’ Terrorise Banks
The results of its more-than-year-long investigation into the activity of ‘Lazarus’, a notorious hacking group allegedly responsible for the theft of 81 million dollars from the Central Bank of…
- 27 Mar 2019
Lazarus, Hacking Group Targets Cryptocurrency Space- Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab, cybersecurity watchdogs yesterday issued a warning that the well-known hacking group known as Lazarus, which is allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, is alive and well…
- 23 Oct 2025
ESET Links Lazarus Group to New Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting European Defence Firms
ESET Research has uncovered a fresh wave of cyberespionage attacks linked to North Korea-aligned Lazarus Group, targeting several European companies in the defence sector, particularly those involved…
- 5 Jul 2023
Kaspersky Uncovers New Malware Family Used by Andariel, Lazarus’ Subgroup
During an in-depth malware investigation into the activities of Andariel, a notorious subgroup of Lazarus, Kaspersky researchers discovered a new malware family called EarlyRat, being used alongside…
- 1 Feb 2026
NSCDC Hands over Fake Crypto Currency Trader to EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the weekend received Bamu Gift Wandji, a suspected operator of Polyfarm, a fake crypto-currency investment platform. The suspect, Bamu Gift Wandji,…
- 19 Apr 2017
CSEAN Decries Increasing Cyber-Attack Threats in Nigeria
Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has warned that the country is currently vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Remi Afon, CSEAN President stated in Abuja that corporate organisations and…
- 28 May 2025
Firm Reports a 48% Increase in Malicious Packages Threatening Software Supply Chains
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) experts at the 10th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2025 held recently, talked about supply chain attacks and reported that by the end of…
- 28 Oct 2025
BlueNoroff Targets Eecutives on Windows and MacOS Using AI-driven Tools
At the Security Analyst Summit in Thailand, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) unveiled the latest BlueNoroff APT activity through two highly targeted malicious campaigns…
- 27 Mar 2025
Firm Discovers Sophisticated Chrome Zero-day Exploit Used in Active Attacks
Kaspersky has identified and helped patch a sophisticated zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome (CVE-2025-2783) that allowed attackers to bypass the browser’s sandbox protection system. The…
- 25 Nov 2021
Nigeria, Others See a Decrease of Ordinary Threats, Experience Increase of Targeted Malware
According to Kaspersky’s latest research on the threat landscape trends, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are facing a dramatic change in the threat landscape. While regular, self-propagating malware…
- 31 Jul 2023
Kaspersky Unveils Latest APT Trends for Q2
In Kaspersky's latest report on Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) trends for the second quarter of 2023, researchers analysed the development of new and existing campaigns. The report highlights APT…
- 12 Oct 2016
Symantec warns of Second Hacker Group target at SWIFT Users
Cyber-security firm Symantec Corp said yesterday that a second hacking group has sought to rob banks using fraudulent SWIFT messages, the same approach that yielded $81 million in the high-profile…
- 7 Apr 2017
N’Korea Hackers Attack Nigerian Banks, Others – Report
A report from a Russian online cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has observed that North Korean hackers are allegedly attacking banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria. The organisation noted in its…
- 27 Aug 2020
NTA-StarTimes Open to Forensic Audit- Management
The management of NTA-Star TV Network Ltd, a joint venture between the Nigerian Television Authority and the StarTimes Group, has welcomed the forensic audit on its finances and operations, as…
- 1 Mar 2021
StarTimes Denies Winding-Up Order over $11m Debt
StarTimes, Chinese electronics and media company with strong presence in Sub-Saharan Africa, has said that it is not subject to any winding-up court order, following a petition filed in a Hong Kong…
- 9 Oct 2022
Blackbyte Ransomware Abuses Legit Driver to Disable Security Products, Says NCC-CSIRT
The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the…
- 21 Feb 2015
How MTN Business Drives Mobile Advertising in Nigeria
In a world where more and more of our daily critical activities are increasingly done on the go, mobile devices have emerged the next viable platform which today’s marketing professionals…