Category: Cyberspace and Security I

“What We Have Is Connectivity Issue, Our Website Not Hacked” GTBank Debunks – Report

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Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Guarantee Trust Bank, has described as entirely false report of its website being seized by hackers. According to a Daily Post report, a top GTB executive, who is not authorized to speak made it known exclusively to the publication. The publication reports that the clarification comes amid a report that its…

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Cyberspace and Security I

GTBank Website Down, Hackers Attack Suspected

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The website domain name of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) have become inaccessible in what Nigerians believed to be a suspected attack on the commercial bank by hackers.Checks on Wednesday night shows that the GTBank website, gtbank.com, was no longer accessible. This issue arose just a day after the domain was renewed for another five years,…

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Cyberspace and Security I

Antivirus Software: US Bans Kaspersky From American Market

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The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the country, the US Commerce Department announced. “Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use,” the agency said in a…

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Cyberspace and Security I

Six Jailed For Cybercrime in Ilorin

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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 18, 2024 secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud related offences The convicts who were prosecuted on separate charges stood their trial before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court and Justice…

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Crime Watch, Cyberspace and Security I, Financial Crimes

Microsoft Alerts Businesses As Russian-backed Hackers Breached Its System

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Software giant, Microsoft, has reported a breach on its system by Russian government-backed hackers known as Midnight Blizzard, with a warning that all organizations now face risks from well-resourced nation-state threat actors. The company disclosed this in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Microsoft disclosed that the hackers gained access…

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Cyberspace and Security I

Ransomware Attack Hits Chinese Bank, ICBC

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The United States operation of China’s largest bank said Thursday that it was hit by a ransomware attack, forcing clients to reroute trades and disrupting the US Treasury market. State-owned ICBC is the biggest of China’s “Big Four” banks and the world’s largest lender by assets, according to S&P Global. A ransomware attack is a…

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Cyberspace and Security I

Woman Docked For Naming Married Women Sleeping With State Governor

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A 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Tuesday docked in the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court for allegedly defaming Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state. Ms Edet, who was arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed by the Nigerian police on a six-count charge, however pleaded not guilty. While the Inspector-General of Police is…

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Cyberspace and Security I, Lifestyle and Relationship

We Didn’t Invade The CBN, Ignore Fake News says DSS

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has described reports that its men invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to arrest Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, as “fake news”. There were reports on Monday across social media platforms that the DSS stormed the CBN headquarters to arrest Emefiele over allegations of terrorism financing. But in…

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Cyberspace and Security I

Governor AbdulRazaq joins Exercise Apejopo Idi security officers in Asa, boosts confidence

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday joined officers drafted for a security operation codenamed Exercise Apejopo Idi in Ilorin-Ogbomoso Expressway, Asa. The operation which is being coordinated by the Nigerian Air Force 3030 Medium Airlift Group (MAG) Ilorin commenced on Saturday December 16, in collaboration with other sister security agencies. The aim is to…

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Cyberspace and Security I, News

Twitter users vote to oust Elon Musk as CEO

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By AFP Twitter users voted on Monday to oust owner Elon Musk as chief executive in a highly unscientific poll he organized and promised to honour, just weeks after he took charge of the social media giant. A total of 57.5 percent of more than 17 million accounts voted for him to step down. Musk,…

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Cyberspace and Security I, News