cybercrime nigeria
ID Cards, Home Addresses of Nigerians Exposed in Huge Alleged Government Security Failure
An ID card allegedly exposed as part of PLASCHEMA’s unsecure data buckets. A new report from the cyber-security team of online resource supplier Website Planet indicates that a huge alleged security fault at Nigerian government healthcare organisation PLASCHEMA (Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency) has exposed over 45GBs of personal data, over 75,000 files, from an estimated 37,000 people. The massive oversight, according to Website Planet’s team, has left information such as ID cards – including full names, dates of birth, occupations, blood groups and even personal addresses, parents’ full names and registration details – birth certificates, personal photographs, identification for government officials and more, in the open online with no protection. An applica...
UN Calls on Nigeria, Others to Tighten Cybersecurity Regulations
Sourced from UN The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the global telecommunications arm of the United Nations (UN) has called on the government of Nigeria, and other governments across Africa to strengthen their Internet safety regulations. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and general shift online, many African countries are now more exposed to cybersecurity threats than before, necessitating renewed efforts into protecting these spaces. According to the Guardian Nigeria, the UN noted that in Africa, many countries have seen a rise in reports of digital threats and other malicious cyber activities. The results include sabotaged public infrastructure, large-scale monetary theft from digital fraud, and national security breaches. The UN says that addressing these vulnerabilities...
