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Threat Intelligence

Six Black Axe Members Extradited from South Africa Over $6 Million Romance Scam

Six Nigerian nationals landed in the United States on September 11, 2026, to face federal fraud charges after five years in a Cape Town jail. Their alleged network drained more than $6 million from over 100 American women through fake online romances.

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Threat Intelligence

Two Nigerian men extradited to US over sextortion scams linked to teen suicides

Adebola Festus Adekunle and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale face life sentences after a joint operation tied them to blackmail schemes that ended in the deaths of two American minors.

3 min read
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Cloud Security

Nigeria Builds Its Own Cloud to Keep Its Data at Home

West Africa's biggest economy is setting up its own national cloud system, aiming to stop foreign governments from accessing Nigerian data and to make government computer systems harder to attack.

4 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Nigeria's Fraud Losses Keep Climbing Even as Reported Incidents Fall

Fewer fraud cases are being recorded in Nigeria, but each one costs more. A new cybersecurity framework is coming; whether enforcement will follow is the real question.

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