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NCC directs telcos to compensate subscribers for poor service
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (154+ words) In a statement issued on Sunday, Nnenna Ukoha, head of public affairs at the NCC, said the directive is aimed at ensuring that consumers do not bear the full burden of service disruptions caused by operators" failure to meet prescribed…...
FBI director Kash Patel’s email hacked by ‘Iran-linked group’
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (371+ words) The FBI said it is aware of "malicious actors" targeting Patel's email information. "The information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information," the FBI said in a statement. The group also shared what it described as…...
Indonesia to enforce social media ban for under-16s
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (263+ words) Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16 on Saturday, after a minister warned digital platforms there was "no room for compromise." The Southeast Asian nation announced the ban this month citing threats from online…...
NCC to Launch Platform Against SIM Fraud
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (355+ words) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to introduce a new cross-sector platform aimed at curbing the rising tide of fraud linked to recycled and misused mobile numbers. Known as the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), the secure,…...
FG Approves GIS-Enabled Alphanumeric Digital Postcode System for Nigeria
3+ week, 4+ day ago (224+ words) In a major step toward modernizing the country's addressing infrastructure, the Federal Executive Council (FEC), under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the implementation of a Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled alphanumeric digital postcode system nationwide. The announcement was made…...
NITDA Warns Nigerians of Vulnerabilities in ChatGPT's GPT-4, GPT-5 Models
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) In a statement released through its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (ngCERT), NITDA highlighted seven critical weaknesses that could enable attackers to manipulate the AI's behavior via indirect prompt injection." Malicious instructions can be hidden in everyday online content,…...
Police Arrest Six for Hacking Telecom Firm, Diverting N7.7bn Airtime, Data
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (178+ words) The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspects accused of hacking into a major telecommunications company's core systems to divert airtime and mobile data worth N7.7 billion. Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on…...