Tag: Cybercrime
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FBI’s IC3 reports $1.3 billion heist
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 has reported a heist of about $1.3 billion by cybercriminals in the United States of America (USA) only, saying it also received about 300,000 complaints in 2016. The 2016 Internet Crime Report published on Thursday, the FBI’s cybercrime office said all the FBI’s Internet Crime…
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We’ll support Nigeria in fighting cybercrime, financial fraud – United States
The United States on Wednesday pledged to support Nigeria in the fight against cybercrime and financial fraud. A statement issued by the U.S. Embassy quoted Amb. Stuart Symington, as saying this at the Second Annual Conference on Combatting Financial Fraud, Cybercrime, and Cross-Border Crimes on Tuesday. The conference with the theme `U.S.-Nigerian cooperation in combating…
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Nigeria is taking steps to implement cyber crime act, says AGF
Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on Tuesday said Nigeria was proactively taking steps to ensure that the Cyber Crime Act of 2015 was implemented. Onnoghen said this at the 2nd Annual Conference on Financial Fraud and Cyber Crime in Abuja. The conference was organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice,…
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Cybercrimes: Nigeria loses N127b yearly
A cyber security group, Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has estimated that Nigeria loses about N127 billion to cybercrimes yearly. It said several cases of cyber crime activities in the country, many of which have resulted in financial losses by individuals and organisations, had been widely unreported. The CSEAN said the country might…
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S-Court throws gavel at Facebook, others for sexual offence, cybercrime videos
The Supreme Court of India on Monday sought responses from three Internet search engines and social networking site, Facebook, on a plea that sought curbs on sharing of videos related to sexual offences and cybercrime. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sought responses from Google India, Yahoo India, Microsoft…