African Union Denies China Spying Story
The African Union (AU) has denied categorically a news story saying the Chinese government was spying on it with spyware ...
Tag: Cyberwarfare
N/R: We’ll Be Tough On Criminals – Police Boss
The Northern Regional Police commander, DCOP Patrick Adusei Sarpong, has served notice to criminals his personnel will meet them “ruthlessly” ...
Ransomware ‘here To Stay’
Cyber-thieves have made at least $25m (£19m) from ransomware in the last two years, suggests research by Google. The search ...
Facebook Calls For A More People-Centric Security Industry
The security industry needs to worry less about technology and more about people, said Facebook’s security boss. Alex Stamos scolded ...
Rehab Camp Aims To Put Young Cyber-Crooks On Right Track
Teenagers caught carrying out hacking and cyber-attacks could soon be attending a rehab camp that aims to divert them away ...
Gov’t Committed To Fight Against Cyber Crime – Minister
The government remains committed to the fight against cybercrime, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful, has said. She said the ...
Digital Technology Is Key To Business Growth
YESTERDAY, Today newspaper, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications (MoC), successfully organised the 4th Annual Today Lecture Series. It was on the ...
Apple Unveils ICloud Data Centre In China As Cyber Laws Tightened
Apple has unveiled plans to build a data centre in China to store its local iCloud customers' personal details, marking ...
US Bans Kaspersky Software Amid Concerns Over Russia Ties
The US government has moved to block federal agencies from buying software from Russia-based Kaspersky Labs, amid concerns about the ...
Petya Victims Given Hope By Researchers
A security firm says it has managed to decrypt files damaged by the recent Petya ransomware attack, on one infected ...
Utilities Including Nuclear Firms Hacked
Firms operating nuclear power plants and other energy facilities in the US have been hacked in recent months, the New ...
Antwi-Boasiako Now Cyber Security Advisor To Gov’t
Founder of E-Crime Bureau, Mr. Albert Antwi Boasiako, has been appointed Cyber Security Advisor to the Communications Ministry. According to ...
Gov’t Appoints Albert Antwi-Boasiako As Cyber Security Advisor
The Ministry of Communication has appointed Albert Antwi-Boasiko as a cyber security advisor as part of measures being undertaken to ...
Cyber-Attack Was About Data and Not Money, Say Experts
The Petya malware variant that hit businesses around the world may not have been an attempt to make money, suspect ...
Australia Accused of Spying On China
A Chinese state-run newspaper accused Australia of spying on China and stealing its technology on Thursday, weeks after Beijing rejected ...
Tax Software Blamed For Cyber-Attack Spread
A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy ...
‘Vaccine’ Created For Huge Cyber-Attack
Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday. The creation ...
Global Ransomware Attack Causes Turmoil
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP ...
UK Parliament Hit By ‘sustained’ Cyber-Attack
The UK Parliament has been hit by a cyber attack, officials at Westminster say. The “sustained” hack began on Friday ...
South Korean Firm Pays $1m To Unlock Files
South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers. It is ...