Showing posts with label Ransomware Attacks on Nigeria. Show all posts
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Thursday 29 December 2016

Cybersecurity: Cybercriminals Launch Ransomware Attacks On Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Others

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting African countries, including Nigeria with ransomware attacks.
According to CheckPoint’s survey, five African nations were among the top 10 most-attacked countries in November, as cybercriminals made increasing use of ransomware attacks using the Locky and Cryptowall viruses, capable of damaging up to 50 per cent of the data.