Hacking and frauds everywhere you go

<p></p> <p>Various reports suggest that cybersecurity attacks on companies have <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211108005775/en/Cyber-Threats-Have-Increased-81-Since-Global-Pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">increased since the pandemic</a>. Previously, organisations such as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Salem University, and Mount Kenya University have been discovered to have weak cybersecurity.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week, a group, RansomHouse, announced that they were responsible for a data breach at the retail giant, Shoprite. While Shoprite has previously acknowledged these attacks, it raises concerns over the security of customers&rsquo; data.</p> <h4>Timestamps</h4> <p>3:42 - ShopRite hack<br />18:18 - MTN accuses Nigerian banks of fraud</p> <h4>Useful links</h4> <ul> <li>RansomHouse hackers <a href="https://www.itweb.co.za/content/JBwEr7n3NZEM6Db2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threaten to sell Shoprite data</a></li> <li><a href="https://techpoint.africa/2020/06/12/cybercrime-hacker-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A peek into a hacker&rsquo;s mind</a>: Why data breaches should bother you</li> <li>Nigerian companies record <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2020/07/17/nigerian-companies-global-cyberattacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2nd highest percentage</a> of global cyberattacks</li> <li>MTN <a href="https://dailytrust.com/mtn-alleges-n22bn-fraud-on-mobile-money-banking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleges N22bn</a> fraud nn Mobile Money Banking</li> <li>Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/06/08/scaling-with-stellar-communication-technologies-at-the-termii-elevate-1-0-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference</a></li> <li></li> </ul> <p></p>