Nigerian Banks Add E-Fraud to List...

The World Bank estimates that 64 million people in Nigeria did not have an account with a bank or other reputable financial institutions as of 2022. But those who do are becoming victims of electronic fraud against banks, or e-fraud.

China Imposes New Cybersecurity Rules in...

Chinese authorities imposed a new cyber law in Tibet that went into effect Wednesday, with the government announcing tougher punishments for anyone creating “public disorder by engaging in separatist acts.” 

Crypto Scammers Are Often Victims Also

Online fraud operations are stealing money from people all around the world from Southeast Asia. But you might be surprised to know that a lot of scammers are also victims.

Israel’s NSO is Being Criticised for...

Following reports that software from the private security firm NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders throughout the world, Israel is facing growing international criticism. A group of American politicians has urged the US government to take action against the corporation, which has denied any wrongdoing. Some experts in Israel are advocating for tighter controls on cyber exports

China Denies Microsoft Email Platform Hacking

Beijing has refuted claims that it was behind a significant hack against Microsoft Exchange, a widely used email network. NATO, the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand joined the US in accusing Chinese state-sponsored entities of “malicious cyber activities” earlier this week

Journalists,Opposition Leaders the Target of Government...

According to Freedom House,governments in various countries are rapidly investing in sophisticated technologies to track their citizens’ social media use. Previously the domain of the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies, this sort of mass surveillance has spread to a variety of countries, ranging from big authoritarian powers to smaller or poorer ones hoping to seek down dissidents and persecuted minorities

Focus on Cyber Security

“As breakthroughs in digital technology continue to alter human existence, we must be vigilant in our awareness of malicious use of such technologies that could jeopardise the security of future generations,” UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said

Cybercrime and Mobile Payment in Cameroon

The development of electronic wallet by mobile operating companies in Cameroon has change the dynamics of cash transfer, the payment of bills, educational fee, purchase of furniture, sponsor of programs by NGOs, but also negative impact, as cybercriminals use to perpetrate crimes, mitigating financial transaction through purchase of bitcoins. Cryptocurrency term which heard in every economic milieu, have become a tool use by some unscrupulous people engage digital marketing and cyber criminality to extort or victimize communities. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 as an open source software, which started operating in 2009 under the name Satochi Nakoamoto with the following particularities; digital money package which is privately own and exonerate individuals from bank fees, a virtual currency that uses per-to peer technology to facilitate instant payment, bitcoin is purchase through mobile money with the use of internet with cash deposit

What Are The Types Of Fraud...

By Debdutta Ghosh Some time at the end of June, Delhi resident Puneet Agarwal, the nephew of Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel put up a plea for plasma for treatment of Covid-19 for a close relative on his social media page.   Blood plasma from an individual who has recovered from Covid-19 contains vital antibodies …

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Cloud Computing Forensics: In The Criminal...

Globalization period changed the dynamics of information and communication technology, with virtual services use for IT infrastructure security, because of the rapidly re-configuration and evolving requirements limiting the request for redundant services (hardware). It’s also worth noting that cloud computing reduces the costs of providing IT services, by eliminating redundant computing power and storage, reducing support requirements