British man nabbed for ‘sophisticated’ hacking, insider trading
A British man, Robert Westbrook, 39, of London, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for allegedly hacking into the computers…
Cybercrime
BLord Group denies arrest of CEO by police
BLord Group has refuted reports of its CEO, Linus Williams Ifejika’s arrest by Nigerian police on charges of cybercrime and terrorism. In…
Business email hack rises by 1,760% in 2023 – Report
The cybersecurity platform, Perception Point, has disclosed a staggering 1,760% surge in Business Email Compromise attacks in 2023, propelled by the advancements…
Police bust hacking gang Lockbit, leak identities online
The website of one of the world’s major criminal hacking groups, Lockbit was on Monday taken control of by law enforcement agents…
Ex-CIA hacker jailed 40 years over data leak to WikiLeaks
Former CIA operative Joshua Schulte has been handed a 40-year prison sentence for leaking classified hacking tools to the whistleblower site WikiLeaks.…
Free WiFi exposes passwords of bank accounts, digital expert warns
An information security specialist, David Dada, claims that people who use their mobile devices to access the internet via free…