Security News

Nigerian BEC Scams Hit 500 Companies in 50 Countries (Threatpost)
2017-06-15 18:28

A Kaspersky Lab report on Thursday said an especially potent Nigerian Business Email Compromise campaign has stolen sensitive data from over 500 companies in 50 countries.

Nigerians Get Lengthy Prison Terms for 'Romance Scams' (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-26 18:48

Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in U.S. Over Massive Fraud Scheme (SecurityWeek)
2017-05-26 11:33

3 Nigerian Scammers Get 235-Years of Total Jail Sentence in U.S. (The Hackers News)
2017-05-26 02:02

You may have heard of hilarious Nigerian scams. My all time favourite is this one: A Nigerian astronaut has been trapped in space for the past 25 years and needs $3 million to get back to Earth,...

Three Nigerians sentenced to 235 years in prison for online scamming (The Register)
2017-05-25 22:33

'Nigerian princes' snatch billions from Western biz via fake email Interpol (The Register)
2017-03-10 07:51

Forget Nigerian Princes, Scammers Offer Fake Razer eSports Sponsorships To Twitch Streamers (Forbes)
2017-02-23 23:24

Two Security Pros Turn The Tables On A Nigerian Scam Operation (Forbes)
2017-02-16 16:38

Turning Tables on Nigerian Business Email Scammers (Threatpost)
2017-02-15 16:45

Researchers from Dell SecureWorks infiltrated a Nigerian business email spoofing and business email compromise operation, shutting down a number of money mule accounts in the process.

Nigerian scammers: Then and now (Help Net Security)
2016-11-04 21:54

The image that the expression “Nigerian scammer” conjures up in most people’s heads is still that of the confidence man behind the keyboard, convincing victims that they have the opportunity to...