Security News > 2020 > March > How a Nigerian cybercriminal earned more than $100,000
In its blog post released Tuesday, A Life of Cybercrime: The Inside Story of How a Nigerian Hacker Earned over $100,000, Check Point told the tale of a man referred to as "Dton." Single, 25 years of age, and a resident of Benin City in Southern Nigeria, Dton seems like a model citizen on the surface.
Active for more than seven years, Dton has managed to rake in at least $100,000 from his illegal trade and likely several times that amount-a substantial income in light of the minimum wage and average salary in Nigeria, according to Check Point.
Dton wanted to cook up malware from scratch, the type of malware that could more easily avoid detection.
"As far as we are aware, Dton is still active and has not been interrupted in any way by the Nigerian authorities. We are hopeful that we will have a more positive update soon."
"Dton's journey into cybercrime shows how even a relatively unskilled and undisciplined individual can profit handsomely from fraud and malicious online activity," Check Point said in its blog post.