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The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports alleging that the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS) was hit by a cyberattack, insisting that the country's flagship education data platform remains secure, ...

Young Gen Z Nigerians are increasingly becoming prime targets for cybercriminals who are exploiting their social media habits, love for fast fashion, and reliance on digital mental health tools to launch phishing ...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested 179 individuals involved in a large-scale money laundering operation linked to a cyberattack on Flutterwave, a leading payment processing platform in the country.

Businesses in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) are increasingly at risk of cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence (AI). 

Patricia Technologies, a financial technology firm based in Lagos, says it has started the reimbursement of customers affected by a major cyberattack that resulted in the loss of over ₦600 million in customer funds ...

African businesses have been hit by a 20% increase in cyberattacks in Q1 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report by cybersecurity company, Check Point.

A landmark lawsuit filed by Lonestar MTN, Liberia’s biggest mobile phone company against rival Orange at a UK court over an alleged cyber attack is setting a key precedent, as the hearings ...

What was today speculated to be a cyberattack on the nation's telecoms regulator has been explained as "routine website maintenance."

TheCable, Nigeria’s independent online newspaper, says it has raised its security level after its website on www.thecable.ng came under cyberattacks. Management of TheCable said in a statement that the malicious cyberattacks witnessed ...

  The Nigerian government has announced helplines to provide local assistance to address the cyberattacks underway called “WannaCrypt.” Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director-General/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) says the ...