Microsoft and Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) have disrupted a large cybercrime operation linked to more than one billion malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organisations across 150 countries. According to investigators, more than 750 million malicious messages had been directed at Microsoft customers through email and SMS since the beginningContinue Reading
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to conduct thematic reviews of banks’ compliance with its revised Cyber and Information Security Directive as concerns grow over digital financial fraud, cyber threats and other risks associated with electronic banking services. The planned reviews are intended to strengthen cybersecurity oversight andContinue Reading
Two Nigerian-born men who were serving in the United States Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in an international cyber fraud scheme targeting businesses and nonprofit organisations across the United States. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, was sentenced to 111 monthsContinue Reading
Cybercriminal groups are increasingly turning against each other, with the notorious ShinyHunters group claiming that it has hacked rival ransomware operation Clop. According to reports, ShinyHunters claimed to have gained access to Clop’s infrastructure, defaced its leak website and stolen information connected to the group’s operations. The reported incident highlightsContinue Reading
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
