Collaborate Disseminate
The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.
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Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop.
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Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna and Ebuka Raphael Umeti were sentenced to prison in the US for business email compromise (BEC) fraud.
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The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial.
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By Waqas
The notorious Warzone Rat operation was active from 2018 until its takedown.
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By Habiba Rashid
A new investigation by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler from VPNmentor reveals an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that employs over 300 fake websites to steal funds from unsuspecting victims and lure new investors.
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There was a massive prison break in Abuja, Nigeria:
Armed with bombs, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPGs) and General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), the attackers, who arrived at about 10:05 p.m. local time, gained access through the back of the prison, using dynamites to destroy the heavily fortified facility, freeing 600 out of the prison’s 994 inmates, according to the country’s defense minister, Bashir Magashi….
What’s interesting to me is how the defenders got the threat model wrong. That attack isn’t normally associated with a prison break; it sounds more like a military action in a civil war…
By Deeba Ahmed
Cyber security companies across the globe helped Interpol bust an unnamed cybercriminal being large-scale BEC scams and phishing…
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“Operation Eagle Sweep” is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement.
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The alleged ringleader of an international scam operation has been arrested by Nigerian authorities in Lagos, after being wanted by the FBI since 2016.
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