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Cybersecurity

Nigeria recovers R1.5 billion from cybercriminals

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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted 12, 000 scam mails and recovered over £110 million from cybercriminals in the last three years. Speaking at just concluded West African Cybercrime Summit in Abuja, a Principal Staff Officer...
Cybersecurity

Summit on Cybercrime Opens in Abuja

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THE first West African Cyber Crime Summit (WACCS) opens today (Tuesday) in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital. The two-day summit brings together participants from across the West African sub region and beyond. The summit builds on the West Africa Internet Fraud Pre-Summit...
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Experts lament rising security threats in Nigeria

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EXPERTS have called for improved security systems to stem the menace of cyber crime in Nigeria. Experts who spoke at the just concluded CTO forum in Lagos, said improved security was a prerequisite for wooing investors both locally and internationally,...
Cybersecurity

Be smart – don’t let cybercrime catch you out

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Cybercrime, by definition, is any form of criminal activity that takes place within the realms of cyberspace. This type of crime is rife and is ever on the increase, with cybercriminals constantly coming up with new ways to take...
Cybersecurity

Lack of cyber policy worries Nigeria

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NIGERIA'S telecommunication and banking sectors are concerned about the lack of control in information technology, which if introduced, could minimise the incidences of cyber crime. Nigeria's president of EC-Council, Sanjay Bavisi, made the remarks recently, and warned that cyber crime...
Enterprise IT

New fraud prevention application unveiled

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EXPERAIN South Africa has launched its latest application for fraud prevention solution. This comes after its completion of a development of an advanced hosted system infrastructure. Experian's new offering, underpinned by the latest generation Hunter II software, comes at...
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419 Scammers target Facebook users

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Facebook has been infiltrated by scammers who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash. Now that even non-tech savvy internet users know not to respond to, or click on links in, emails from strangers, online thieves have turned...
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British Council ponders new Technology to combat visa fraud in Nigeria

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THE British government is contemplating using state-of-the-art online visa application and payment technology, in a move aimed at fighting crime in Nigeria, a top diplomat has confirmed. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Jason Ivory, said the case of fraudulent activities...
Cybersecurity

419 scam hits Kenya

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Kenyans have not been spared by cyber crooks, an increase in fraud has been witnessed and the victims have lost heavily. The East Africans have seen a surging e-mail and computer fraud in the financial services sector, seeing their bank...
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Ethiopia Inaugurates First Stock Exchange

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