Tag: cybercrime

Cybercrime: Emergency Response Team Will Soon be Established – NCC
April 1, 2019 No Responses

Cybercrime: Emergency Response Team Will Soon be Established – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will soon be established, to curb cybercrime. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made this known during the 87th Edition of the Telecom...
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Global Cybercrime Loss to Hit $6tn by 2021 – U.S. Consul-General 
October 26, 2017 No Responses

Global Cybercrime Loss to Hit $6tn by 2021 – U.S. Consul-General 

The U.S. Consulate in Nigeria says by 2021, the global community will lose about six trillion dollars through cyber crimes. The U.S. Consul-General, Mr John Bray disclosed this during a programme to commemorate the 2017 National Cyber Security Awareness Month....
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Senate Plans to Expose Banks Used for MMM Fraud
September 7, 2017 No Responses

Senate Plans to Expose Banks Used for MMM Fraud

The Senate on Thursday vowed to expose all commercial banks in the country used by discredited Ponzi scheme popularly called Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM). The upper chamber said the exposure of the banks used for MMM became necessary so that...
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Log in, Log out: Cyber Chaos Greet New Workweek in Nigeria
May 15, 2017 No Responses

Log in, Log out: Cyber Chaos Greet New Workweek in Nigeria

Nigerian employees booting up computers at work Monday could see red as they discover they’re victims of a global “ransomware” cyberattack that has created chaos in he country and other one hundred and forty-nine countries and this could wrea...
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