Website attacks raise questions about African data security
An increase in hacking by online fraudsters targeting African governments and corporations is raising questions about the safety of the region's Internet infrastructure.
View ArticleBarclays launches internet banking in wake of Postbank cyberheist
In the wake of last month's $6.7 million cyberheist from Postbank, Barclays Bank has launched Internet banking services and intends to invest more money in the next five years to make Web-based...
View ArticleChina reportedly helping Zambia with eavesdropping technology
China is facing allegations that it is helping the Zambian government with deep packet inspection technology to eavesdrop, mine data, censor and intercept communications.
View ArticleSouthern Africa experiencing increased mobile, Internet banking fraud
Mobile and Internet banking fraud is on the rise in Southern Africa and is threatening to derail the progress that has so far been made to revolutionize banking services in the region.
View ArticleTwitter closes accounts of Somali militant group Al Shabaab
Twitter is continuing efforts to close the accounts of Al Shabaab after the Somali Islamic militant group used the site to threaten the life of the country's president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
View ArticleKenya, bracing for $23 million in online fraud, to support African cybercrime...
Amid revelations that Kenya could lose up to US$23 million this year through cybercrime, the Kenyan government has announced its support for the ratification of the African Union (AU) convention on the...
View ArticleAfrican banks being investigated for cybercrime complicity
Details are emerging about investigations into African banks that allegedly have been complicit in the growing incidence of cybercrime in the region.
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