Tag: hack
Nigerian court frees Flutterwave’s $1.9 million
Over the last two years, Flutterwave made headlines for being smack dab in the face of regulators. In Kenya, the courts froze $55 million...
Apple AirDrop hacked by China to access private information
Apple's AirDrop has reportedly been cracked by a Chinese state-backed institution, allowing authorities to identify senders who share "undesirable content" over the peer-to-peer wireless...
Nigeria politician arrested for stealing $760k in FinTech hack
Nigerian politician, Wilfred Bonse has been arrested for reportedly stealing ₦607 million ($760,000) from the accounts of a FinTech called Patricia in a $2...
China hacks Kenyan government, lessons for Ghana
A recent investigation by Reuters reveals that Chinese hackers specifically targeted Kenyan ministries, state institutions, and the State House from 2019 to 2022. Their objective was...
SIM Swap fraud: Super Agents, Telco staff fingered
Telecom operators in the country have certain categories of agents called SUPER AGENTS, who have been given some level of access to the backends...
Flutterwave denies claims of two more system hacks
African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has again denied allegations that it’s system has been hacked two more times and over $1.2 million has been stolen.
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Flutterwave debunks claims of system hack
Leading pan-African fintech firm, Flutterwave has refuted claims of having its systems hacked hence comprising customer's personal and financial information.The company was earlier reported...
Hackers steal ₦2.9 billion from Flutterwave, lawsuit filed, accounts frozen
Techpoint Africa has reported that documents available to it indicate some ₦2,949,557,867 has been illegally transferred from the accounts of African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave by...
Sonatel falls victim to US$200,000 hack
Senegalese telco leader Sonatel has recently discovered a hack in its systems that cost it CFA143 million ($200,000).According to Africa Cybersecurity Magazine, an infamous...
ECG prepaid central database compromised
The central database and systems of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have been compromised by external sources who are currently controlling the source...