LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals have been compromised in one of the most widespread and confounding hacks the platform has ever seen, all in service of promoting a bitcoin scam that appears to be earning its creator quite a bit of money. We don’t know how it’s happened or…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A teenager, Nonso was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank account and stealing N4 million. Nonso, 19, is standing trial with one Emeka, 36, on two counts of conspiracy and stealing. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given, however, pleaded…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWRANGERS)-A 67-year-old woman has been arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrate Court at Igbosere, Lagos, for allegedly hacking into a First Bank Plc account and stealing N16.2million. The woman, Wuraola Folashade Oluloye, was arraigned on a five-count charge of fraudulent diversion, was arrested following a complaint from Solomon Akhanolu, Head of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the presidential elections edge closer, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) has been alleged of hiring Russian hackers to compromise the polls. The Coalition for Nigeria (CN) made the allegation in a press statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Dipo Samuel, Secretary General of the group signed the statement. The statement…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ondo town, Ondo State, was weekend thrown into confusion as a farm worker went berserk and hacked a police Sergeant Abiodun Omotehinse and a 75 year old farmer, Olusegun Oyadele to death. Four other people in the area were also not spared as they were matcheted and rushed to the hospital. It…