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MTN South Africa Launches Nation’s First Re-Usable Biometric Digital ID Across All Stores

On 8 August 2025, MTN South Africa announced the nationwide rollout of a re-usable biometric digital ID system in partnership with Vigilate AI -...

Nigeria Convicts 21 Foreign Hackers, Fines Each ₦1 Million, Orders Deportation in Six Days

On 8 August 2025, the Federal High Court in Abuja convicted 21 foreign nationals for high-level cybercrime, imposing ₦1 million fines on each and...

Nigerian National Extradited to U.S. to Face Hacking, Fraud, and Identity Theft Charges

On 8 August 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, a Nigerian national, has been extradited from France to...

New Mobile Money Scam in Burkina Faso: Central Cybercrime Unit Raises Alarm

The Central Brigade for the Fight Against Cybercrime (BCLCC) in Burkina Faso has issued a high-alert fraud advisory after detecting a growing scam targeting...

African Cyber Cooperation Takes a Strategic Leap: Senegal’s CHEDS Visits Côte d’Ivoire’s ANSSI Headquarters

On 23 July 2025, a delegation from Senegal’s Centre des Hautes Études de Défense et de Sécurité (CHEDS), led by General Jean DIEME, visited Côte d’Ivoire’s National...

Nigerian Hacker Dupes U.S. President Trump’s 2025 Inauguration Fund in Brazen Cyber Heist

LAGOS, Nigeria - 10 June 2025 In a stunning breach of political and digital security, a Nigerian national has been implicated in a highly...

Cybercriminals Weaponized Open-Source Tools in Sustained Campaign Against Africa’s Financial Sector

Since mid-2023, a cybercriminal cluster dubbed CL‑CRI‑1014 has been targeting financial institutions across Africa using open-source tools like PoshC2 and Classroom Spy exploiting them...

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