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๐ณ๐ฌ Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments. The suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained on Dec. 10 at…
Elon Musk’s Xmail: A New Contender in the Email Service Arena
Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX, has recently hinted at launching a new email service called Xmail, aiming to challenge established giants like Gmail and Outlook. This initiative is part of Musk’s broader strategy to transform X (formerly Twitter) into a comprehensive “everything app.” Current Email Market Landscape As of September 2024, the…
Meta Fined โฌ91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta โฌ91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly stored users’ passwords in plaintext in its systems. The investigation, launched by the DPC the next month, found that the social media giant violated four different…
Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on
Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the market by 2026. The gold-backed ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold, is the country’s sixth attempt at a stable currency in…
How Telegram Became Criminalโs Hub for Illegal Activities?
Telegram is among the world’s most popular messaging apps, which has gained widespread attention both for its security features and for the increasing misuse of the service. Conceived originally to provide a means of security and encrypted communication, the platform has grown into a space where not just ordinary users but also criminals, extremists, and…
Nigeria: Police Arrest Notorious Pirate, Delivering Significant Blow To Internet Piracy
In a significant victory against internet piracy, the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Force Intelligence Bureau has successยญfully apprehended the operator behind the notorious pirate domain www.score808.com.ng. This domain was infamous for illegally streaming MultiChoice (SuperSport) content, drawing millions of visits from across Afยญrica and beyond. The arrest, which took place on August 22,…
Data on 2.9 Billion People Leaked on Dark Web After One of the Largest Breaches in History
Criminals have posted on the dark web a database containing data on 2.9 billion people, offering to sell it for $3.5 million, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida. Very few data breaches have the dubious honor of being among the largest in history. According to a Bloomberg Lawย report, the information posted on the dark…
Largest stolen credit card market shunned by cybercriminals after alleged โexit scamโ
Yale Lodge โ the largest dark web vendor of stolen credit cards โ has suffered a mass exodus of both customers and stolen data suppliers after apparently stealing their funds. Though the vendor is still online and has blamed the issues on โtechnical difficultiesโ, it has been banned and removed from all high-profile cybercriminal forums…
Hackers bombard France with DDoS attacks
Hackers have hit French government websites with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in support of detained telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov. The targets of the attacks included government platforms, public service portals, an online doctor’s appointment system and non-governmental websites such as the Institute of Social Sciences and Politics and the daily newspaper La Voix…
Demons are losing control: influencers react to Pavel Durov’s detainment
The CEO and founder of the encrypted social media app, Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested on August 24 at Le Bourget airport near Paris as he was departing his private jet. Durov’s arrest has triggered a heated debate with most influencers seeing it as an onslaught on free speech. A hashtag #FreeDurov popped up on…
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