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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issues warning to Telegram on new ways hackers are attacking the messaging app

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users to use two-factor authentication to protect their Telegram accounts and not to download unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software in response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromise messaging app, Telegram. Ukrainian cyber […]

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NCC puts out alert new ransomware attacking organisational networks

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians to a plan by a cybercrime group to deliver ransomware to targeted organisational networks. The scheme, uncovered by security experts, has been categorised by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (ngCERT) advisory released at the weekend, as high-risk and critical. NCC, in a statement by its Director […]

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Age Limit On SIM Ownership Still A Proposal, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says reports of the agency limiting the age to get a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is still a draft proposal.  In a statement on Wednesday, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde described the reports pegging 18 years as the age requirement for getting as SIM card as […]

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