Category: Cybercrime
Nigerian hackers breach UnitedHealthcare database to steal 120 million Americans’ private data
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A group of Nigerian hackers gained access to the UnitedHealthcare database and stole over six terabytes of private…
Nigeria-based AI ‘Brad Pitt’ scams French lady of €830,000 in romance fraud
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In a shocking revelation on the TF1 program Sept à Huit, Anne, a 53-year-old French interior designer, shared…
INTERPOL names Nigeria’s Police cybercrime unit best in Africa for 2024
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The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has been recognised as the Best Cybercrime Unit in Africa…
Websprix executives Dawit Berhanu, Mekdes Aklilu face money laundering charges in Ethiopia
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Ethiopian prosecutors on December 27, 2024, announced serious financial crime charges against two prominent figures from Web Sprix…
U.S. Judge reverses bail decision for alleged fraudster Bobo Chicago over concerns he will flee to Nigeria
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U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III has overturned the previous ruling granting bail to Bolanle Bombata, also…
NBS earmarks N35 million for cybersecurity measures after website breach
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has allocated N35 million for “Capacity Building on Cybersecurity and Data Centre…
FBI most-wanted Nigerian cybercriminal Abiola Kayode extradited to U.S. from Ghana over multi-million dolllar email scam
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Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian who had been on the FBI‘s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been…
Law enforcement seeks arrest of 601 bank customers tied to N11bn Flutterwave breach
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The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to arrest 601 bank customers linked to a significant breach involving…
PalmPay partners with NFIU to combat financial fraud, support Nigeria’s digital economy
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Nigerian fintech business PalmPay will work with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and other government agencies to…
FBI traces Bobo Chicago’s $2.8m scam to African Shrine; Wale Ogundana’s nightclub licence revoked
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Agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a web of fraud connecting suspected Nigerian scammer…
