Tag: Cyber Crime
Eight Nigerians hit with US sanctions over links to Boko Haram, cyber crime
The Treasury Department noted that collaboration with global partners remains crucial in identifying and isolating individuals and entities that provide…
Three Nigerians arrested in Kenya over cyber-fraud
Peter Chukwujekwu, Alazor Chukulute Sunday, and Nnalue Chiagozie Samwel, were nabbed at Mwaliko Estate in Mwea town...
“FBI report shocks: Cyber Crime losses in U.S. soar to $16 billion in 2024
California, Texas, and Florida led the nation in reporting cyber crime complaints, with people aged 60 and above bearing the…
Lekki now capital of cyber crimes in Nigeria: EFCC
The suspects are mostly millennials, with 82 of them aged between 25-34 years, which speaks to the fact that most…
Sixteen cybercriminals jailed in Port Harcourt
The Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, convicted and sentenced 16 cybercriminals to various jail…
Giwa UNILORIN final year student jailed for N35M cyber crime
A 25 year-old final year student, Nurudeen Giwa, of the University of Ilorin was sentenced to three years imprisonment today,…
Interpol: 3 Nigerians busted for cyber crime operate in 150 countries
The Interpol has revealed that the three Nigerians busted last week for cyber crime belong to an organised global crime…
Nepal arrests 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime
Nepal Police have detained 122 Chinese men and women in its biggest crackdown on crime for suspected cyber crimes and…
New code established by NCC to protect cyberspace
Worried by the increasing spate of cyber crimes in the country, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), on Thursday, said it had…
Cyber crime: Court sentences 18-yr-old student to 1 month imprisonment
Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of FCT High Court Gudu, on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old student, to one month in prison for…
EFCC arrests 24 undergraduates, others over cyber crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ibadan has arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters at 21, Sawmill Road, Awa-Ijebu,…
New security strategy: U.S. to conduct cyber attacks more freely
The U.S. will be able to conduct and counter cyber attacks more freely under a new cyber security strategy signed…
Cyber crime: Senate wants sensitisation of Nigerians
The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Crime has harped on the need to sensitise Nigerians on the effect of…
Nigerian Govt. moves to adopt domestic policies, legislation to fight cyber-crime
The Federal Government has taken several steps through domestic policies and legislation as well as multilateral cooperation and collaboration to…
Lagos charges youths to shun cyber crime
The Lagos State Government has charged youths in the country to shun cyber crime and channel their energy into worthwhile…
AGF: Nigeria is taking steps to implement cyber crime act
Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on Tuesday said Nigeria was proactively taking steps to ensure…
Bank CSO’s Seek CBN Framework Against Cyber-Crimes
Chief Security Officers (CSOs) of banks on Saturday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide them with security…
FG sets up Committee to tackle Cyber Crime
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government has set up a 31-member Cyber crime Advisory Council…
Cyber Crime In Nigeria
Recently, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, Deputy Governor, Financial Systems Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said 2.4 per cent of banking…
China cyber-crime costing US billions – FBI
China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year, Federal…
Tackling The Threat Of Cyber Crime In Nigeria
A fortnight ago, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, deputy governor, Financial Systems Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria, said 2.4 per cent of…
Facebook Scammers On The Prowl —Isaac Asabor
There is no denying the fact that many computer-literate Nigerians have seen horrible advances in cyber-crime. Since the use of…
Cybercrime Costs $1tr Globally — British PM
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday one trillion dollars has been lost through cyber crime across the world.…
EFCC Issues 2-Week Ultimatum To Illegal Hotel Operators
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has issued a two-week ultimatum to all hotel operators whose activities are not…
Cybercrime: Experts Urges FG To Update Litigation
Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Telecom Organisation (CTO), Dr. Ekwow Spio-Gabrah, has urged the Federal Government to update the country’s e-legislation…