Cybercrime rising across Africa’s financial sector

Incidents of cybercrime continue to plague Africa’s banking sector. Regional media claim that several banking institutions are being investigated in cybercrime cases. These investigations are said to include inquiries about illegal online transfer of funds according to a CIO East Africa report. The report says that The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria has confirmed its investigation of certain banks for cybercrime complicity. EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde is quoted by...

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Special Cybercrime Unit for Kenya

As cyber-crime activities across the continent cripple business and government websites, Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko announced last week that the country is taking steps to combat cyber-crime by forming a dedicated unit. Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko Tobiko revealed that Kenya looses in excess of $23.3 million a year to cyber-crime. “In view of the rising incidents of cyber-crime, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has...

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ESET NOD32 Antivirus

ESET NOD32 Kenya offers the legendary ESET NOD32 antivirus at discounted rates. Get this all-round, award winning antivirus that provides fast,proactive and powerful detection. ESET NOD32 antivirus  protects  you from fake websites that try to acquire your personal information.    For 1500/= Kenya shillings only, protect your PC from the ever evolving malware. To place your order, call 0718724186 or send an email sales@esetkenya.co.k...

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LinkedIn Files Lawsuit against Fake Account Creators

LinkedIn filed a lawsuit against 10 people who created thousands of abusive accounts, according to the Wall Street Journal. The action comes less than two months after security experts warned about fake recruiters enticing users of the social network with well-paid jobs. On Monday, LinkedIn filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The social network’s representatives said they deleted the fake profiles and traced them to an account registered...

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World of Warcraft malware

A malicious Trojan hiding in a legitimate World of Warcraft (WoW) add-on is infecting players’ accounts, according to a note by Blizzard, the game’s developer. “We’ve been receiving reports regarding a dangerous Trojan that is being used to compromise players’ accounts even if they are using an authenticator for protection,” Blizzard says. It seems the malware is posing as Curse, a genuine WoW add-on that can be downloaded from a fake Curse website. Once installed...

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Nigeria’s Premium Times suffers cyber-attack

Nigeria’s Premium Times news website was hit by a cyber-attack over the weekend, leaving many readers and internet users confused as to why they couldn’t access the website. Nigeria’s Premium Times news website was hit by a cyber-attack over the weekend  “Visitors to the Premium Times site struggled in vain early Sunday January 5 to access our news platform, premiumtimesng.com. The one-word report that the site had been “blocked” was the depressing information, which alerted them that...

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A Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolution: Simplify Security

With the closing of another year, we look ahead to 2014 and many of us turn our attention to New Year’s resolutions. Losing weight, quitting smoking or getting fitare all popular goals. But as our lives become more complex and harried, one resolution that I hear with increasing frequency is: I want to simplify my life. Many of the world’s greatest thinkers have touted the virtues of simplicity: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonard da Vinci Our life is frittered...

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Could new malware steal data from INSIDE your SD card?

Two researchers have demonstrated an attack that could allow malware to alter and steal data direct from MicroSD cards, using tiny microcontrollers on the cards themselves. The attack could be used to copy or steal data – and even modify sensitive data such as encryption keys. Even cards that have, in theory, been ‘erased’ could carry such malware, independent researchers Andrew “bunnie” Huang and Sean “xobs” Cross warned in a talk and blog post this week, and say that in high-sensitivity...

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12 tips to toughen up your new Android device for the real world

If you’re one of the lucky ones who unwrapped a Google Nexus tablet or one of Samsung’s army of different-sized Androids, congratulations – but there are a few sensible steps to take before taking that device into the ‘real world’, especially if you intend to use it for work. There have been many scare stories about Android this year, often relating to malware targeting the OS – some rather overstated, but many, sadly close to the truth. ESET’s Annual Threat Trends Predictions report ...

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