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Voice of Nigeria (VON) has flagged a potential cyber threat after an inaccurate report was published on its official website inaccurately announcing that the Super Falcons had lost the 2025 Women’s Africa ...

More than seven million streaming accounts were compromised globally in 2024, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reveals, warning that millions of Gen Z users—including in Nigeria—remain highly vulnerable as streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, ...

Dr Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser on Documentation, Research and Planning to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following serious allegations of sextortion, ...

Nigeria is launching a major push to reform its 2003 telecommunications law to align with the fast-changing dynamics of the digital economy, as top government and industry players gathered in Lagos on ...

By Roman Dedenok During periods of economic uncertainty - whether caused by tariffs, geopolitical events, or other market disruptions - the risk of fraud typically increases, as is common in any volatile ...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is issuing a stern warning to Nigerians at home and abroad as it cracks down on unauthorised data collectors exploiting citizens’ National Identification Numbers (NINs) for ...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted that Gmail users have become targets of an advanced phishing campaigns that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create highly-convincing scams.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arraigned four Chinese before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos on charges of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday says it arrested 82 suspects in January for cybercrime and related crimes across the country in a sweeping clampdown on internet crimes.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned 11 Chinese nationals, one Filipino, and Genting International Co. Ltd before a Lagos court on cyber fraud charges.