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October 31, 2023 No Responses

Be Cyber Security Conscious, Ecobank Advises Customers

Ecobank Nigeria has advised its customers and stakeholders to stay safe online and boost their cybersecurity initiatives against the rising activities of cyber criminals. In a message to customers via email, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the bank enjoined...

September 23, 2022 No Responses

CSCS Reiterates Commitment To Cybersecurity Awareness

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Central Securities Clearing System Plc, Jalo-Waziri Haruna, has reiterated the company’s commitment to continuous sensitisation on cyberattacks. Haruna said this at a news conference, on Thursday in Lagos, a...

January 16, 2022 No Responses

New Ransomware Attacking Organisational Networks Discovered

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted members of the public that a cybercrime group has perfected a new year scheme to deliver ransomware to targeted organizational networks. A statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, P...

November 16, 2021 No Responses

NCC Alerts Of Hacking Group Targeting Telcos, ISPs

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has notified the public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. A statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs exp...

August 18, 2021 No Responses

CBN Releases Framework Against Cyber Attack

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday released a framework to protect Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) against cyber-attack. This was contained in a memo issued by Nkiru Asiegbu, CBN’s Director, Other Financial Institutions Supervision D...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

Toyota, Nissan, Others To Form Consortium Against Cyber Attack

Ninety companies, including Toyota and Nissan, will form a consortium to protect connected cars from cyber-attacks.In a report published by Nikkei Asia to prevent hijacking and data theft, the companies will check their automotive software ...

July 24, 2021 No Responses

South African Port Operator Hit By Cyber Attack

South Africa’s logistics company, Transnet SOC has announced that its IT system was hit with a “disruption” that halted operations at the port’s terminals. The company confirmed that the cyber-attack occurred early on Thursday, 22 July and that th...

April 14, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Educates Nigerians On Cybersecurity

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., is sensitising indivduals and businesses with useful information on protection to avoid cyberattack in today’s digital age. The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank Group, Dr Adesola Adeduntan explained in statement on Tuesday...

September 29, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM confirms cyber attack

French liner major CMA CGM has confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine that it was currently dealing with a cyber-attack impacting peripheral servers. The attack does not include CEVA Logistics. “As soon as the security breach was detected, external ...