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Meta nukes massive Instagram sextortion network of 63,000 accounts

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July 25, 2024 at 12:56PM Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria due to sextortion scams, including a network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting adult men in the United States. These scams are linked to the ‘Yahoo Boys’ cybercrime group. Meta has also deleted Facebook accounts, pages, and groups associated with … Read more

Nigerian Law Enforcement Agency Advised to Retrain African Cybercriminals

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January 19, 2024 at 06:16AM Nigerian cybersecurity expert Chidiebere Ihediwa suggested retraining online scammers as information technology specialists to benefit the country. He highlighted that redirecting their knowledge to legitimate tech roles for educated young men among the fraudsters could be more advantageous than letting them sit in jail. This strategy aims to utilize their … Read more