Tag Archives: Cybercrime

The Management of the National Youth Sevice Corps, NYSC, has reacted to the conviction of one Christopher Adetuberu, over cybercrime-related issues. In a statement signed by Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adetuberu’s action is disappointing and antithetical to what the NYSC stands for. The NYSC backed the court ruling, insisting that it would serve as a deterrent to other members of the Scheme and Nigerian youths in general, who may want to engage in such… Source link

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin. On Saturday, a statement signed by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the seven suspects were arrested at a hotel close to a popular mall in Ilorin. He said among the suspects were two clerics and a serving corps member. The EFCC spokesperson said preliminary investigations revealed that the two clerics were hired and lodged in the hotel to offer… Source link

Wia dis foto come from, EFCC 11 August 2022, 11:56 WAT One Nigerian court for Oyo state, south west Nigeria don send seven yahoo boys go chill for prison. On August 8 and 9, Justice Bayo Taiwo of di Oyo State High Court, wey sit for Ibadan, convict and sentence seven internet fraudsters to different years in prison. Di yahoo boys wey chop prison sentence na Ogunyemi Olajide Temitope, Olamilekan Fafiolu Quadri, Olamilekan Paul Akinyemi, Ayegbusi Ayokunle, Taiwo Azeez Dolapo, Adeogun Usman… Source link

Cyberhackers are using compromised cloud accounts to mine cryptocurrency, Google has warned. Details of the mining hack are contained in a report by Google’s cybersecurity action team, which spots hacking threats against its cloud service – a remote storage system where Google stores customers’ data and files off-site – and gives advice on how to tackle them. Other threats identified by the team in its first “threat horizon” report include: Russian state hackers attempting to gain… Source link