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It looks like Mirai malware DDoS botnet is here to stay — Hackers are currently using Mirai to shut down the Internet in an African country Liberia. Mirai malware is very dangerous of all the malware currently plaguing the internet because it converts Internet of Things (IoT) devices into botnets and later utilizes them for […]
Nigerian Scammer Sentenced to 12 years in Prison in Cape Town for Conducting Online Dating Scam and Making R 1.2m. The 31-year-old Nigerian citizen Ndubusi Ifediora has agreed to a plea and sentence agreement in a Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court for utilizing an online dating website to con two females and making R 1.2m […]
Anonymous backed World Hacker Team (WHT) breached the servers of National Oil Corporation of Kenya and leaked workers’ data against police brutality! Anonymous doesn’t cease to make headlines this year. Only yesterday we learnt that it has topped the list of most active hacker group in the first half of 2016 and today we are reporting that World […]
Anonymous hacks university of Limpopo website leaks a trove faculty and student data for OpAfrica! New World Hackers (NWH), a group of hackers linked with the online hacktivist Anonymous defaced the official website of Limpopo university in South Africa – The hacktivists also leaked a trove of data stolen from the university’s server. The attack was conducted on 13th […]
The online hacktivist Anonymous has breached into the server of a Tanzanian Telecom Firm and leaked personal data of about 64,000 employees. OpAfrica is one of the most influential operations conducted by the hacktivist group Anonymous. Since the first day, the hackers have targeted several high-profile institutions in Africa against child abuse and corruption. The targeted parties […]
Once an almost unheard-of phenomenon, online dating is today a go-to resource for many busy, career-oriented individuals for finding their true love and future partners. While many succeed in finding their loved ones using this relatively new medium, many become victims to what is known as ‘romance’ or ‘sweetheart’ scams. According to the Federal Bureau […]
Anonymous hackers breached a South African job portal which hosts job fair for the locals — However, Anonymous decided to leak the data of government officials only. As you may know, the OpAfrica is underway and the online hacktivist Anonymous has been targeting African governments against corruption, injustice, child abuse and child labour in the […]
Anonymous and supporters of LulzSec hackers target African governments against massive corruption. The online hacktivist Anonymous is targeting African countries to protest against the increasing corruption in government sector — The cyber attacks are conducted under the banner of operation OpAfrica where targeted countries are Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda Uganda and Zimbabwe. The […]
Dubizzle, the popular Middle Eastern online classifieds for bargain hunters, sellers and job seekers has had its UAE servers compromised – albeit on a small scale. Dubizzle, an OLX company and one of the Middle East’s most prominent and active online classified website had its UAE-based servers breached few days ago. The company operates in 14 countries […]
A Tunisian hacker going with the handle of TN_X2X from Fallaga Team Tunisia has hacked and defaced the official website of African Petroleum Producers’ Association based in Lagos, Nigeria. The hack is a high profile where hacker left his deface page along with a message on the website, leaving an Islamic prayer. The deface message […]