IPhone Users Fooled By Fake Ransomware
Apple has issued an iPhone software update after reports of fake ransomware attacks where money was demanded in order to unlock the handset’s browser. A pop-up screen accused the phone owner of...
Tag: Computer security
Ghana Loses US$50m To Cyber Crime
A report by Kenyan-based IT firm, Serianu Limited, has revealed that the economy lost a total of US$50 million to cybercrime in 2016. The report dubbed ‘Achieving Cyber Security Resilience:...
VPN Users In China Megacity Chongqing Face Fines
People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to forbidden websites from Google to Facebook. The punishment...
Police Has Been Too Relaxed On Vigilante Groups – Security Analyst Suggests
Security analyst, Adib Saani has blamed the police for the incessant attacks by some politically-affiliated vigilante groups in the country. According to him, the inability of the police to...
Ghanaian Organisations Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks — Study
Ghanaian organisations, including those in the financial institutions, are vulnerable to cyber attacks, Internet Solution (IS), a South African-based Telecom Service provider, has said. According to...
US Suspects N Korea In $81 Mn Bangladesh Theft
US federal prosecutors suspect the North Korean government directed last year's theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank, according to a media report...
Ghana To Have Digital Addressing System By End of Year
Ghana will from next year have a functional digital addressing system to unlock the country's e-commerce potential and also boost major economic changes in the country, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...
US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries
The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries. A US government source told the BBC that the measure would affect nine...
US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries
The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries. A US government source told the BBC that the...
US Poised To Curb Electronic Devices On Middle East Flights
The United States is poised to ban large electronic devices such as laptops or cameras on board flights from up to a dozen Middle East nations, according to two airlines from the region and media...
Hacked Websites On the Rise
Google painted a bleak picture of cybersecurity trends Monday, saying the number of websites hacked rose 32 percent last year, with little relief in sight. "We don't expect this trend to slow down....
Yahoo Cyber Indictment Shows Kremlin, Hackers Working Hand-In-Hand
Wednesday's indictments in the United States of four people in a 2014 cyber attack on Yahoo Inc (YHOO. O) provides the clearest details yet on what some U.S. officials say is a symbiotic relationship...
US Charges Two Russian Spies, ‘criminal Hackers’ In Yahoo Attack
Two agents of Russia's FSB spy agency and two "criminal hackers" were indicted Wednesday over a massive cyberattack affecting 500 million Yahoo users, the US Justice Department announced. The...
Security Flaw Found In WhatsApp, Telegram
Hundreds of millions of users of the web versions of WhatsApp and Telegram messengers were put at risk by a serious security flaw, according to an Israeli firm. The vulnerability could allow hackers...
Security Flaw Found In WhatsApp, Telegram
A computer security firm on Wednesday revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging accounts using the very encryption intended to protect messages. Check Point...
Google Develops Invisible Web Security Captcha Form
Website security checks that challenge people to prove they are human are likely to “disappear” in favour of a new system developed by Google. Captcha checks typically ask people to complete a...
Should We Be Worried?
Thousands of documents said to detail the CIA’s hacking tools were published by Wikileaks on Tuesday. They included allegations that the CIA had developed ways to listen in on smartphone and smart...
FBI and CIA Launch Criminal Investigation Into ‘malware Leaks
US federal agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the public release of documents said to detail CIA hacking tools, US officials say. They told US media that the FBI and CIA were...
CIA Blasts WikiLeaks For Publishing Secret Documents
The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering Washington's fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy...
Website Hack Won’t Affect Deposits – GN Bank
GN Bank has downplayed suggestions that a recent hack on its website will affect the investment of customers. It has therefore urged the public not to withdraw their deposits from the bank. The...