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Ransomware attacks are on the rise across Africa, with Nigeria emerging as one of the most targeted countries in 2024, according to a new cybercrime threat assessment by INTERPOL.

Nigeria’s digital economy is increasingly exposed to ransomware attacks as cybercriminal groups deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and exploit overlooked system vulnerabilities to breach financial, manufacturing and government systems, according to global cybersecurity ...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an advisory to warn Nigerians about the growing threat of ransomware attacks, which can encrypt or lock users out of their data and ...

Nigerians have been alerted of a flaw in the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) software being exploited in ransomware attacks targeting users in the country, according to the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response ...

The Federal Government has issued an urgent warning following a series of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting cloud service providers in Nigeria. 

Ransomware attacks continue to rise worldwide recording a 30% increase in 2023 compared to 2022, according to a new report by cybersecurity company, Kaspersky.

Kaspersky has said that three cross-platform threats, FakeSG campaign, Akira ransomware and AMOS macOS stealer, are posing major risks as cybercriminals target multiple operating systems, according to an alert by the tech ...

Ransomware blog posts operated by ransomware actors that use them for nefarious purposes including blackmailing companies, have surged in 2023 over the previous year, according to a new study by tech security ...

As organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks and other cybersecurity issues, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, ...

Once a niche criminal enterprise, ransomware has become big business, complete with R&D departments and sales and marketing divisions.