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Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa top targets for DDoS attacks

A new report highlights Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa in particular as being hotspots for DDoS attacks within the financial sector.
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Nov 6, 2024

Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria popular targets of DDoS attacks

Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, Senegal, Mali, and Cameroon had the highest number of cyber-attacks, according to NETSCOUT.
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Nigeria warns of new LinkedIn cyber threat—CovertCatch

To avoid the criminals, the agency urges individuals and businesses to avoid receiving unsolicited job offers or recruitment communications on LinkedIn.
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Oct 2, 2024

INTERPOL apprehends West African cyber-crime group

The arrests were made as part of INTERPOL's Operation Contender 2.0, which seeks to combat worldwide cyber-enabled crimes.
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Aug 16, 2024

KnowBe4 cautions phishing is now a major global curse

Criminals are creating phishing email subject lines that appear genuine and convincing, according to security experts.
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Jul 17, 2024

INTERPOL's mission dealt a serious blow to African cybercrime

INTERPOL cooperated in a global law enforcement operation aimed at West African organised crime groups, notably Black Axe.
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Jun 24, 2024

Mimecast appoints Khetan Gajjar as the new EMEA FCTO

Gajjar, according to the organisation, brings over 25 years of expertise and leadership to his new post.
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Jun 12, 2024

Morocco faced 52 million cyber threats last year alone

A new report says attackers are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to target a smaller number of victims, leading to higher financial gains.
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Jun 4, 2024

KnowBe4 warns Africa about phishing, social engineering

Research shows that one in three corporate employees on the continent is vulnerable to cyber crimes.
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Feb 22, 2024

Tabiri seeks to end Africa’s cyber security talent crunch

The US firm intends to staff its monitoring operation with personnel from Rwanda, trained through a partnership that includes Carnegie Mellon University.
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Feb 14, 2024

Nigeria cracks down on cyber bullying and fake news

Africa's most populous country has announced  yesterday that its police service are monitoring online platforms.
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Oct 6, 2023

AI driving virtual kidnappings growth globally

Cyber criminals are increasingly using AI to improve extortion attempts, among other criminal activities.