The suspected teenage mastermind of a huge Twitter hack pled not guilty Tuesday to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme. The 17-year-old Tampa, Florida resident pled not guilty before a state court, during a short hearing conducted via videoconference, according to the Tampa Bay […]

By Bode Adelaja & Olayinka Latona “If I have my way, Hushpuppi will rot in prison for defrauding innocent people and misrepresenting Nigerians. Secondly, his friends and associates here in Nigeria should be investigated in order to stamp out evil ones like him in the society and serve as a deterrent to suspects like him.” […]

**3 brothers arrested for running fake Frank Mba Foundation Facebook and Bank Accounts By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested twenty-four (24) suspects comprising twenty-three (23) male and one (1) female for cybercrime and other related offences. The suspects were arrested for their involvement and indictment in cases of […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday, handed over 38 operators of various Computer Based Test, CBT, centres to operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for prosecution over cybercrimes. The suspects, who were said to have allegedly indulged in the cyber crimes, using the Virtual Private Network, […]

Explanatory Memorandum The Act provides an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in Nigeria. This act also ensures the protection of critical national information infrastructure, and promotes cybersecurity and the protection of computer systems and networks, electronic communications, data and computer programs, […]