Suspects detained during raid in Angola. (Interpol) African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent. Nov 26, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Pixabay) Two accused email scammers brought to US to face fraud-related charges One case involves alleged co-conspirators in the Bronx, and the other involves theft from a Memphis business. Aug 26, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Lawmakers meet during a session of Parliament in Accra, Ghana. Former government officials in Ghana were sentenced to jail for doing business with NSO Group. (Flickr / World Bank) Former Ghana government officials sentenced to jail for doing business with NSO Group The case is believed to be the first time that government officials in any country have been jailed for doing business with NSO Group. May 12, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during the company’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam) Russian IRA troll farm outsourced new operation to Ghana, Nigeria The Russian troll farm is working out of two African countries to spread division in the U.S. Mar 12, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Cybercriminals ‘hide in plain sight’ to shake down West African financial players Institutions in Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast have been hit with cyberattacks that rely on known forms of malware as well as “living off… Jan 17, 2019 By Jeff Stone