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EFCC Arrests Four Suspected Bank System Hackers in Abuja

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:13:05 +0000

In a significant move against cybercrime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the arrest of four individuals suspected of attempting to hack into banking systems in Abuja. The arrests underscore the growing threat of cybercriminal activity in Nigeria’s financial sector and highlight the EFCC’s commitment to cracking down on financial fraud and safeguarding [...]

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Crypto Heist: $2 Billion Pilfered by Hackers in 2023, Reveals Startling Report

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:24:55 +0000

In a comprehensive report released by De.FI, the cybersecurity firm behind the REKT database, shocking revelations have emerged about the rampant theft in the cryptocurrency realm throughout 2023. According to their findings, hackers managed to pilfer an astounding $2 billion from various crypto assets, showcasing the persistent threats faced by the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. [...]

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Instagram has new security feature to help users whose accounts have been hacked

Abiodun A. — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:17:22 +0000

Instagram has rolled out a new security feature for those users whose accounts have been hacked. Called ‘Security Checkup’, this new feature adds an extra layer of protection to accounts that have been previously compromised. The feature is going to check login activity; review profile information, confirm the accounts that share login information, and also [...]

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Microsoft Investigate Claim that Hackers Cracked Taiwan Research

Abiodun A. — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:20:00 +0000

Microsoft is investigating whether hackers who attacked its email system exploited the findings of Taiwanese researchers who were the first to alert the software company to the vulnerabilities, according to a person familiar with the investigation. DEVCORE, a small firm based in Taipei City that specializes in discovering computer security flawsp; in December said it [...]

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Kaspersky Lab uncovers Vulnerabilities that make Gas Stations easy prey for Hackers

Ade Adewale — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 22:19:02 +0000

Kaspersky Lab experts have uncovered vulnerabilities that make gas stations porous to hackers. The team found the controller during unrelated research into devices with open connections to the internet. Kaspersky Lab researchers have helped uncover a number of unknown vulnerabilities that have left gas stations around the world exposed to remote takeover, often for years. [...]

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Daddy Freeze Blasts Instagram Hackers

David Folami — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:58:47 +0000

Freeze is back. He is back to point accusing fingers at pastors for his hacked Instagram account. Daddy Freeze has taken to his Twitter page where he is accusing these pastors of being the mastermind behind the sudden hacking of his Instagram account, barely few hours after he had an online rift with musician, Timi [...]

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No Legal Action Will Be Taken Against Hackers – Small Doctor

David Folami — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:50:00 +0000

Small Doctor will not be taking anyone to court over his allegedly hacked Instagram account. Debunking reports that the ‘Penalty’ singer is dragging his hackers to court, his management has just confirmed to that the music star is not taking any legal action. “For now, we are not taking any legal action,” they said. This [...]

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Amber Rose Talks Hackers

David Folami — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 11:24:40 +0000

“Emotionally, yeah it was extremely tough.” Amber Rose held nothing back in a recent interview on The Domenick Nati Show. The model/host covered a variety of subjects, including a man breaking into her home earlier this month. “[The police] said they could possibly know who it is. They didn’t send me the picture or video [...]

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Massive Email Hacks Involving Mail.ru, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Accounts Uncovered

Ade Adewale — Thu, 05 May 2016 09:29:45 +0000

Hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia’s criminal underworld, a security expert told Reuters. The discovery of 272.3 million stolen accounts included a majority of users of Mail.ru, Russia’s most popular email service, and smaller fractions of Google;, Yahoo; and Microsoft; email users, [...]

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Hackers Take Over Justin Beiber’s GF’s Phone

David Folami — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:53:51 +0000

Justin Bieber’s girlfriend, Hailey Baldwin is in a panic after someone hacked her cell phone and leaked her phone number on Sunday night, January 24. Multiple Twitter accounts claimed responsibility for the hacking, at least one of which has since been suspended. In addition to posting Baldwin’s phone number, the perpetrators threatened to share private [...]

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Insights: The Rise Of Female Hackers

Jide — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:50:22 +0000

On May 23, 2015, hackers from 19 countries gathered online and in person for Femhack, a grassroots international feminist hackathon inspired by the life and work of Sabeen Mahmud. Passionate about civic technology, Mahmud started Pakistan’s first hackathon. Her efforts were not without controversy, and Mahmud paid for her activism with her life in April [...]

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France’s Orange hit by hackers data raid, affect personal data of 1.3 million customers

Ade Adewale — Wed, 07 May 2014 17:59:40 +0000

Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers of French telephone company Orange, in the second major breach of its kind in a matter of months. In the latest incident, which was detected on April 18, the hackers acquired names, email…

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Data Breach At Neiman Marcus Took Six Months to Discover

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:13:53 +0000

Six months. That’s how long it took high-end retailer Neiman Marcus to discover that their computer network was penetrated by hackers. Turns out the retailer didn’t realize they had been the victim of cyber crime until mid-December, almost…

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Hackers stole 2 million password

Adewale A. — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:06:47 +0000

The discovery of some two million stolen online passwords this week prompted fresh warnings from security researchers to strengthen protection from hackers. US-based security firm Trustwave said it located the stolen credentials on a server in the Netherlands…

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