Ghanaian authorities have intensified efforts to track down online scammers operating across the country, but an important question remains: what is being done about scammers who allegedly use illegal mobile phones from inside Ghana’s prisons to scam the public? The Ghana Police Service, including its Cyber Crime Unit, continues toContinue Reading
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised alarm over a sharp rise in human trafficking into online scam centres across Southeast Asia, warning that people from more than 80 countries, including Ghana, are being deceived with fake job offers before being forced into cyber-enabled fraud operations. According to theContinue Reading
Kenya has restored the official presidential website of President William Samoei Ruto, after it was temporarily taken offline following a cyberattack that defaced the platform and prompted a nationwide cybersecurity response. The cyber incident, which occurred on July 18, saw attackers gain unauthorized access to the official website of PresidentContinue Reading
Chicago, USA – Beverage giant Coca-Cola has temporarily suspended production at its Fairlife dairy business in the United States after the subsidiary was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted its production systems. The company disclosed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), confirmingContinue Reading
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has reportedly fallen victim to a cyberattack following Argentina’s controversial FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory over Egypt. According to Argentine media outlet Le Calle, hackers compromised official AFA email accounts and sent unauthorized messages to journalists shortly after the match. The emails falselyContinue Reading
A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat landscape in January 2025, with recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker. “Bearlyfy (also known as Labubu) operates as a dual-purpose group aimed at inflictingContinue Reading
A French-speaking attacker broke into a small French automotive business, planted a keylogger, and stole banking and email credentials. Ordinary stuff, until one move near the end. Before his command-and-control server went dark, he installed OpenSSH and Tailscale on a victim’s machine, building a way back in that did notContinue Reading
