Over 1,000 cybercrime suspects from Africa have landed in INTERPOL’s net following its recent joint major cybercrime operation with the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), tagged Operation Serengeti. Nineteen countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa,…
Police arrest owner as dogs kills guard, Driver flees after setting officer on fire, Cleric bags life jail for raping minor and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Police arrest owner as dogs kill security guard in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos Police…
Man bags life jail for rape, Court summons woman for son’s crime, Bizman granted bail for fraud and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carwash operator bags life jail for raping, impregnating neighbour’s granddaughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi, of the…
Cybercrime gang hits BA, Boots and BBC with ultimatum after mass hack
British Airways, Boots and the BBC have been hit with an ultimatum from the Russian-speaking cybercrime group Clop to begin ransom negotiations after it stole personal details of more than 100,000 staff across the organisations. The demand, posted on Clop’s…
POS agent docked for alleged theft of employer’s N98.7m
A 31-year-old Point of Sale (POS) agent, Joy Nwaoha, was on Thursday arraigned before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing N98.7 million belonging to her employer. Nwaoha, whose residential address was not given, is facing a…
Cybercrime victims lose £34.6m in six months (IrishTimes)
People falling prey to cybercrime have reported losing £34.6 million, the latest numbers from Action Fraud show. Hacking of social media and email accounts continues to be the most prolific means of scamming people online, contributing to more than 5,000…