Google warns of growing phishing threats
Google says the extortion involves calls or emails to employees of the victim organisation demanding payment in bitcoin within 72 hours.
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Corporate use of messaging platforms poses cyber security risks
Up to 80% of survey respondents use personal devices for work, although many are unmanaged, creating significant blind spots for organisations.
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Africa faces rising ransomware threat, warns Kaspersky
Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa were revealed as hotspots, with Kenya having one of the highest web threat incident rates (20.1%) in Q1 2025.
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AfDB engages INTERPOL to tackle illicit financial flows in Africa
The INTERPOL head highlighted that rapid advancements in digital technology have also led to an increase in internet-enabled financial crimes.
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MTN Group chair falls victim to imposter once more
The telco said any comments shared on the account do not represent the views of its chairman, and it is taking the required steps to resolve this.
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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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Crypto scams, phishing, identity theft worry Cameroon
According to Cameroonian authorities, hackers deceive potential victims into believing they will profit handsomely from investing in counterfeit cryptocurrency.
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Phishing on Google tripled with a 243% rise
Security experts say if a phisher gains access to a Gmail account, they can potentially access several services, making it a popular target.
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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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Booking.com warns of an increase in travel scams
Marnie Wilking, the company's online safety executive, is quoted as saying scams had increased by 500 to 900% during the last 18 months.
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Equatorial Guinea edges closer to passing cybercrimes law
The legislative panel reviewing the draft law, to govern the use of social media and cyberspace, adopted the articles determining cybercrimes earlier this week.