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Four Teenagers Apprehend In Adamawa Over Cybercrime

Four Teenagers Apprehend In Adamawa Over Cybercrime

At least four teenage boys were on Thursday arrested and detained by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly committing cybercrime in Yola, the state capital. The suspects admitted to the authorities that since December…

EFCC Apprehends Ex-Convict, Others For Alleged Internet Fraud In Oyo

EFCC Apprehends Ex-Convict, Others For Alleged Internet Fraud In Oyo

The operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFFC) have apprehended an ex-cybercrime convict and 54 other suspects for alleged internet fraud in Oyo town. This was made known via…

EFCC Arrests 56 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Port Harcourt

EFCC Arrests 56 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Port Harcourt

The operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have apprehended  56 suspected internet fraudsters. According to a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said the suspects were apprehended…

Cybercrime: Hackers steal $11m from Nigeria, others

Cybercrime: Hackers steal $11m from Nigeria, others

A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, has stolen at least $11 million from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm,…

Cybercrime: ‘Highest challenge of banking industry

Cybercrime: ‘Highest challenge of banking industry

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) non-executive director, Prof. Mike Obadan, yesterday expressed concern over the activities of hackers, noting that they have continued to affect the growth of the banking industry. Obadan, who stated this…

Kwara: 2 siblings, 14 others in EFCC net for alleged cybercrime

Kwara: 2 siblings, 14 others in EFCC net for alleged cybercrime

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 16 persons for an alleged cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. A statement…

2021: Report predicts cybercrime increase in Nigeria, others

2021: Report predicts cybercrime increase in Nigeria, others

Following increasing economic turbulence and second wave of COVID-19, a new report has emerged that there will be increase in cybercrime in three African countries including Nigeria. According to the report by Kaspersky, its experts…