NIMC orders audit, warns vendors on data breaches
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a comprehensive audit of all its licensed vendors and technical partners. The commission issued a stern...
Nigeria Prioritizes Digital ID for Sovereignty & Growth
Nigeria is positioning its sprawling digital identity program as the backbone of its national digital sovereignty agenda. With over 130 million people already enrolled...
Starmer’s Device Nudity Controls: Right Problem, Wrong Fix?
Speaking at London Tech Week on June 8, 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Apple, Google, and other device manufacturers a three-month ultimatum:...
Fake BlueWallet Scam Targets Mac Users’ Crypto Assets
A sophisticated social engineering campaign is currently targeting macOS users through a fake website impersonating BlueWallet, the legitimate Bitcoin wallet. The scam tricks users...
Edo State, NDPC Drive Data Protection Compliance
The Edo State Government and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have reaffirmed their commitment to robust data protection standards as part of the...
Polish Fintech Exec Arrested Over $30M Customer Fraud
A prominent Polish fintech executive, Marcin Pióro, has been arrested in the United States on an Interpol warrant, facing serious charges of fraud and...
California Backtracks on Forcing Linux to Track Users
California lawmakers introduced AB 1856 on May 18, 2026, narrowing the state's age verification law to exempt most Linux distributions after volunteer-run open-source projects...
African Nations Boost Data Protection Cooperation
Three African nations are taking significant steps to bolster data protection and privacy enforcement across the continent. Nigeria, Morocco, and The Gambia have formally...
Apple Verifies Quantum-Secure Crypto in corecrypto
Apple has taken a significant stride in digital security, officially releasing its quantum-secure ML-KEM and ML-DSA cryptographic algorithm implementations within the corecrypto library. This...
SSS Neutralizes Cyberattack Amid South Africa DDoS Campaign
Specialised Security Services (SSS) successfully neutralized a sophisticated cyberattack combining a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assault with a data breach attempt on Wednesday,...