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Nigerian Man Charged in Phishing Scam Targeting US Agencies
2019-10-04 17:18

Enters Not Guilty Plea in Alleged $1 Million SchemeA Nigerian man charged with helping to run a $1 million phishing scheme that targeted the Government Services Administration and other agencies...

FBI Arrests Nigerian Suspect in $11 Million BEC Scheme
2019-08-19 21:18

Scam Targeted UK Affiliate of US Heavy Equipment Firm Caterpillar, Prosecutors AllegeThe FBI has arrested a Nigerian businessman for allegedly carrying out an $11 million business email compromise...

Nigerian BEC Scammers Use Malware to Up the Ante
2019-05-13 16:33

Business Email Compromise Schemes Get More SophisticatedA growing area of concern for security researchers is a new crop of business email compromise schemes originating from Nigeria, with...

Nigerian Cybercrime 'Group' Has 400 Malicious Actors
2019-05-10 13:18

SilverTerrier is not a traditional cybercrime group. It is the collective name Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks gives to Nigerian cybercriminals. SilverTerrier continues to grow (over 400 individual...

ThreatList: Nigerian Cybercrime Surged 54 Percent in 2018
2019-05-10 12:45

Nigerian scam groups launched even more attacks in 2018 - and used more complex types of malware to reach more victims.

Nigerian Fraudster Who Stole Millions Heads to U.S. Prison
2018-09-14 20:22

A Nigerian man was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 60 months in prison for his role in fraudulent business email compromise (BEC) scams, the United States Department of Justice announced...

Princely five years in the big house for Nigerian business email scammer
2018-09-13 21:12

Bloke copped to $25m spear-phishing scheme A Nigerian man will be spending the next five years in a US prison after pleading guilty to operating a phishing scheme targeting businesses around the world.…

Nigerian Man Found Guilty on Charges Related to Hacking
2018-08-13 15:59

ATLANTA (AP) — A jury in Atlanta has convicted a Nigerian man on federal charges related to hacking universities. read more

How a Nigerian Prince scam victim got his money back after 10 years
2018-06-19 13:35

The Nigerian prince never showed up but the victim's $110,000 did, eventually.

Feds Arrest 74 Email Fraudsters Involved in Nigerian BEC Scams
2018-06-12 08:03

The United States Department of Justice announced Monday the arrest of 74 email fraudsters across three continents in a global crackdown on a large-scale business email compromise (BEC) scheme....