Nigeria recorded over 150,000 compromised accounts in the first half of 2025, even as data breaches fell significantly in the second quarter.
A new legal research paper has raised alarm over the increasing exposure of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to data breaches and cybersecurity threats, warning that poor data governance could jeopardize the country’s most strategic economic sector.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said that it has earned N400 million from sanctions imposed on seven firms for breaches of citizens’ data.
NDPC said the investigation has revealed that an authorized third party might have allowed expressverify.com to use its NIN verification credentials to conduct verification.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission is investigating an alleged compromise of the NIN database at the National Identity Management Commission.
Fintech company, OPay, alongside social media giant, Meta, and courier company, DHL, are now under investigation by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) over allegations of data breach.
72% of organizations in Nigeria are said to have increased security budgets by 10% or more over the last few years
Millions of Facebook users' data have been reportedly leaked online.
Yahoo Services have been down for hours today, Thursday. The technology company is currently experiencing a technical issue that has affected all its mail users globally, including Nigeria.
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