cybercrime

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) will arraign former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai on February 25 before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The three-count criminal charge follows...

The Digest: A joint operation between Ghana's Cyber Security Authority and National Security has led to the arrest of 32 Nigerians allegedly operating a romance scam syndicate in Kasoa Tuba. The coordinated dawn raid reflects Ghana’s intensifying effort to dismantle transnational cybercrime...

The Digest: The EFCC has identified a dominant threat. Commission spokesperson Dele Oyewale stated that cybercriminals, known as 'Yahoo Boys,' are causing more damage to Nigeria's economy than any other group, including bandits and insurgents, by scaring off investment and tarnishing the...

The Digest: EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has attributed Nigeria’s growing cybercrime epidemic to “laziness and greed” among the youth, urging a return to hard work and integrity. Speaking through a representative at an orientation for new students of the Air Force Institute of Technology in...