U.S. CHARGES USERS OF MALICIOUS SOFTWARE WITH CYBERCRIMES

IN BRIEF: Facebook Inc has removed several malicious accounts and pages that advertised and sold social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people and it will continue to do it if so needed.

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Facebook spokesman assured to remove Posts containing information like social security numbers or credit card information on Facebook when Facebook becomes aware of it.

Facebook has also deleted almost 120 private...

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'Malicious intent to administer poison' case against Chadema officials rages
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The defence advocate in a conspiracy to maliciously administer poison case facing Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) Defence and Security Director Wilfred Lwakatare and his co-accused, Ludovick Joseph has requested the court to order ...

In a recent writing, I mentioned about the rise of cybercrimes in Ghana. I mentioned about Ghana Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur who has urged ISPs to put in place effective measures to combat internet fraud, amid rapidly increasingly cybercrime. Full Detail on this can be read "HERE".
Barely two weeks after Ghana Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur called on young people not to get involved in illegal internet activities, police arrested a 26-year-old undergraduate student for allegedly...

Recently we witness some shocking reports showing rapid increase of cybercrimes. One of the report shows QATAR has been one of the leading target of cybercrime this year. Despite of the initiatives taking places across countries there are still some countries with huge number of cases of cybercrimes, one of them is India where by the rise of cybercrime has increased over 50%  this year.

Cybercrimes registered under the IT Act shot up by over 50% across India between 2012 and 2013, shows the...

The number of cyber-attacks has been increased and the need to extend effort to the fight against cybercrimes is strongly recommended. I have mentioned in one of the article that can be "READ HERE" advising companies to strengthen cybersecurity. We have seen India PM recently addressing loudly cybersecurity issues in one of the event taken place in India as it can be "READ HERE"

On Monday 2nd March 2015, security experts emphasized again the need for collaboration in order to protect society...

United States experienced large number of attacks in the recent years. As organized cyberattacks continue to plague the United States, the Department of Justice hopes to shift focus towards prosecuting cybercriminals.

The large volume of cyberattacks aimed at U.S. infrastructure, including banks and private sector companies, has finally led the U.S. Justice Department to begin showing interest in prosecuting cyberattack crimes. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin is spearheading the...

At the onset of the Cybercrimes and Electronic Transactions Acts becoming operational effective September 1, 2015, the minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, assured us that the two laws were not meant to infringe upon democracy and the freedom of people to access information.

When I was talking about the need to have cyber laws in place for the journey to combat cybercrime to be easy, I clearly mentioned that Africa is the next target – meaning either it can be used as a back door for the cybercriminals to attack other developed nations or to make use of the growing technology in the continent for them to obtain easy money.

 Shortly after my report, "BBC REPORT" an incident happened in Kenya where by Kenyan police say they have cracked a cybercrime Centre run by...

Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur Ghana Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has urged ISPs to put in place effective measures to combat internet fraud, amid rapidly increasingly cybercrime.

Ghana is currently ranked second in Africa behind Nigeria in terms of cybercrime. Cameroon is third.

In Ghana cybercrime is called “Sakawa”and it is claiming victims almost every week.
“Ghana cybercriminals are young (21-35 years of age), highly IT skilled, agile and technologically alert, and thought to...