Nigeria ranks as the 34th most breached country in first quarter (Q1) 2026, with 281.5k leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 29 per cent of all breaches from January through March. France took second place, while India is third, followed by Brazil…
Nigeria has strengthened her digital infrastructure and cybersecurity framework with the unveiling of Domain Name System (DNS) Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the .ng domain. The feat was achieved by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code top-level domain (.ng). The unveiling positions the country among forward-looking nations that…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have warned against fibre-optic cable damage during road construction and related civil works across the country as the rising incidents of avoidable fibre cuts resulting from negligence will no longer be excused, noting that offenders risk prosecution as the act constitutes…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body for all mobile network operators, tower companies, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in Nigeria, has expressed its deep concerned about ongoing disruptions to the supply logistics of diesel to cell sites across the country. The group said it had received credible reports that members…
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology take firm foot in Nigeria and other parts of the world, scams are appearing to be true life stories that are harder to detect. Experts at Psono.com highlight modern scams such as AI-powered phishing, clone emails, and gift card fraud that use personal data to create highly convincing attacks. Understanding…
A civic digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has blamed lack of sincerity of purpose among others, for the failure of the linkage of National Identity Number (NIN) with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to address criminal activities, especially kidnap-for-ransom. Speaking in Lagos with reporters as part of activities marking end of the year, Executive…
