The British Parliament has been hit by a “sustained and determined” cyberattack, according to The Telegraph, which has left lawmakers unable to remotely access their e-mail.
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Mr Felix Idowu, an ICT expert has urged the government to collaborate more with stakeholders in the private sector to fight cybercrimes and curbed the frequent cases of internet fraud.
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Nigerian hackers and cyber criminals are being accused of masterminding a grand theft of information and money running into billions of dollars, worldwide.
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The Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) has called for more stringent legislation to enforce terrorism and cyber crime laws in the country.
READ MORESome experts have called on government, and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) stakeholders to unite in the fight against cyber crime and save Nigerian internet users from financial losses.
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A British hacker has admitted stealing hundreds of online accounts from a US military communications system and then boasting online of how he controlled US satellites.
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Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP in April 2014, but the software giant is now taking the unprecedented move of including it in the company’s Patch Tuesday round of security updates today.
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Qatar-based TV channel Al Jazeera has claimed all its systems, websites and social media accounts have been hit by a cyberattack.
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A computer hacking group that calls itself “GlobalLeaks” has reportedly said it plans to release emails taken from the inbox of Yousef al-Otaiba, the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States.
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With ransomware like “WannaCry” sowing chaos worldwide and global powers accusing rivals of using cyberattacks to interfere in domestic politics, the latest edition of the world’s only book laying down the law in cyberspace could not be more timely.
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Yudala, an e-commerce company, has cautioned smartphone users on the use of free public Wi-Fi, due to the risk of information hacking.
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Nigerian Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, lost N2.19 billion to fraudsters through electronic channels in 2016 fiscal period, an official has said.
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The Senate, yesterday, said Nigeria has lost about $450 million to 3,500 cyber attacks on its Information and Communication Technology, ICT, space.
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Mallam Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on Tuesday said Nigeria was proactively taking steps to ensure that the Cyber Crime Act of 2015 was implemented.
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The Senate on Tuesday alerted the National Security Adviser (NSA), other security agencies as well as financial institutions to the current wave of cyber attacks.
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says Nigeria is free from the “WannaCry” ransomware attack but called for sustained security from stakeholders to forestall future attacks.
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The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has called on internet stakeholders to put measures in place to tackle all forms of cyber attacks in the country.
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French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by “WannaCry”, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims’ computers first infected a week ago.
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“When clicked, the links took users to a Russian-controlled server that downloaded a program allowing Moscow’s hackers to take control of the victim’s phone or computer — and Twitter account.”
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China has urged Windows users to protect themselves against a new ransomware virus similar to the WannaCry bug that wreaked havoc worldwide last week.
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The Ukrainian presidential administration said its website had been attacked by Russia in apparent retaliation for Kiev’s decision to block prominent Russian social networks.
READ MORESecurity researchers investigating the massive cyberattack campaign that sparked havoc in computer systems worldwide have reported signs of a possible North Korean link, with one expert warning Tuesday that there could be more to come.
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Kogi High Court on Monday granted bail to five accused persons, including the Administrator of Ijumu Local Government, Alhaji Taufiq Isah, charged with attempt to assassinate Sen. Dino Melaye.
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Government offices, banks and hospitals around the world are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of Friday’s global cyber attack, while tech giant Microsoft pinned blame on the US government for not disclosing more software vulnerabilities.
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As the massive WannaCry ransomware attack spread to over 100 countries this weekend, French automaker Renault halted production in several of its factories on Saturday, according to a spokesperson.
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Top US intelligence chiefs on Thursday publicly expressed doubts about the global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs because of its roots in Russia.
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Friday’s wave of cyber-attacks has hit 200,000 targets in at least 150 countries, the head of the European Union’s police agency said, adding he feared that number would grow when many people return to work on Monday.
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International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout.
READ MORERussia’s central bank said Saturday the country’s banking system was hit by a mass cyberattack, as several ministries and the railway system also reported attempted breaches.
READ MOREMicrosoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks.
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