Browsing: Cybercrime
NAIROBI, Kenya — An international law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the arrest of 94 suspects and the dismantling of more than…
NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 27 Kenyans have been arrested in a continent-wide crackdown on online fraud that led to 651 arrests and the recovery…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has deported 102 foreigners, including 60 Chinese nationals and 39 Filipinos, who were convicted of “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud,” the country’s…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A shocking forensic report presented before Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi has exposed a sophisticated fraud scheme involving the cloning of the SIM…
REDMOND, Washington — Microsoft (MSFT.O) has issued an urgent alert regarding “active attacks” targeting its SharePoint server software, which is widely utilized by government agencies…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A software developer, Rose Njeri, is facing potential cybercrime charges following her arrest for the creation of a web platform designed to…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan detectives have successfully apprehended five individuals implicated in a sophisticated hacking operation that resulted in the fraudulent siphoning of over Ksh 3.2…
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — The United States embassy in Zambia has issued a warning to its citizens residing in or planning to visit the southern African nation,…
NYANZA, KENYA — Detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau in the Nyanza Region, in collaboration with their Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) counterparts…
NAIROBI, KENYA — A man has been formally charged with impersonating June Ruto, the daughter of President William Ruto. Samwel Mogwasi Mainga was taken into custody…