The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kenya has fallen victim to hackers, who appear to be using the platform to push a cryptocurrency scam. The account, which typically disseminates security and law enforcement updates, has been posting content promoting a dubious crypto scheme, alerting followers to potential fraud. […]
The official X account of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), known by its handle @kbcchannel1, has been hacked. Reports emerging late on January 31, 2025, Eastern African Time (EAT), indicate that the account has been taken over by hackers promoting what appears to be a cryptocurrency scam. Active X users quickly noticed unusual activity when […]
In the letter signed by Gerald Munyiri, the Equity’s General Manager Security & Investigations alerting the Banking Fraud Investigations Department at the DCI seeking for help in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators, it details how the hackers moved the money from MasterCard and quickly spread it to the 551 accounts within the bank and through M-Pesa.
Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m (£73m) estimated to have been stolen. The company announced that some of its digital currency wallets have been “compromised.” It is the second major theft of cryptocurrencies to take place in recent days. Last week, digital token platform Poly Network was at […]
New evidence uncovered by Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories has revealed a massive wave of attacks by cyber surveillance company NSO Group’s customers on iPhones, potentially affecting thousands of Apple users worldwide. Our forensic analysis has uncovered irrefutable evidence that through iMessage zero-click attacks, NSO’s spyware has successfully infected iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models. Thousands of […]
LinkedIn data of over 700 million users has reportedly been exposed in a new breach. LinkedIn has a total of 756 million users, which means that the data of more than 92 percent of its users has been compromised in this new breach. The new dataset obtained by an unknown hacker is said to consist of […]
