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Binance says $6.3bn Stolen in Biggest Crypto Heist in History
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has said that about $6.3bn in funds have been stolen in a “security incident” that looks to be the biggest crypto heist in history. The world’s largest crypto exchange said on Thursday that it had suspended all deposits and withdrawals and that about $3bn in funds had been frozen following the apparent hacking.…
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OpenAI Partners With Poland’s NASK on AI Safety as Concerns Grow Over Autonomous AI Agents
On October 23, 2026, OpenAI announced an agreement with Poland’s NASK National Research Institute to explore collaboration on AI safety, security and technical research.The announcement comes at a time when AI developers, cybersecurity researchers and policymakers are paying closer attention to systems that behave unexpectedly, exploit weaknesses in software or fail to remain within their…
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How A Cyber Hacker used Autonomous AI Agents to Target Over 1,200 Websites and Compromise More Than 100 of them
Cybersecurity researcher Snorre Fagerland of the Norwegian firm NorForge discovered the campaign after scanning the internet for exposed instances of Cairn, an open-source multi-agent AI platform. Starting around October 2, he identified roughly two dozen malicious control panels. Photo Credit: HackerNews
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Meta Removes 3.7m Accounts in Crackdown on West African Scam Networks
Meta says it has removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram, in a joint operation targeting scam networks operating in West Africa. Photo Credit: Representative Picture of a Cyber Hacker
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Mastercard Report Warns of Rising Cyber Threats as Africa’s Digital Economy Expands
Mastercard Cyber Insights recorded 69,236 observed cyber events targeting African organisations in 2025, equivalent to approximately one event every eight minutes. The whitepaper also found that cyberattacks across the continent increased by more than 421% between 2016 and 2025, compared with 307% globally. Photo Credit: MasterCard
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Google Blocks Access to its New AI Model Over Safety Concerns
Google has released its most powerful new model Gemini 4 Argon while deliberately limiting public access. Photo Credit: Gemini
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NITDA Launches National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: “Together for a Safer Cyberspace”
The month-long campaign marks a deliberate national push to move cybersecurity from a specialised technical concern into a shared responsibility for every Nigerian citizen, business, and public institution. Photo Credit: (Representative Picture of Cyber Security)
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Cyber Hackers Breach US Pentagon Database, Expose Information of Over 3 Million Personnel
The incident affected approximately 2.76 million living individuals and 294,000 deceased individuals. Exposed data varied by person but commonly included Social Security numbers along with names, dates of birth, contact information, demographic details such as sex and race, and military personnel information including occupational specialties. The records were stored unencrypted, increasing the potential risk. Photo…
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OpenAI Agent Hacks Australian Medicare Portal as Prime Minister Vows ‘Harsh Punishment’
The Australian government has revealed that an OpenAI agent hacked its Medicare Statistics Portal and accessed both public and non-public files. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a press conference on September 24 that the incident occurred in June 2026, describing the situation as “unacceptable” and vowing harsh punishment on OpenAI. Albanese said it…
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Google’s Gemini AI Guessed Security Passwords and Hacked three Companies in a Test
Google’s AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act. Photo Credit: Gemini Logo
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Cybernovr Offers 100% Scholarships for Cybersecurity Training Through Its CEAP Programme
The scholarship responds directly to the widening skills gap. As individuals, businesses, and institutions rely more heavily on digital platforms, foundational cybersecurity knowledge has become essential for personal safety, organizational defense, and career opportunities. Photo Credit: Cybernovr
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SMEDAN and EFCC Strengthen Partnership on Skills, Cybersecurity and Responsible Enterprise
The partnership focuses on youth empowerment, cybersecurity awareness, capacity building and responsible entrepreneurship. Photo Credit: Collage Picture – SMEDAN/EFCC Logo
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OpenAI Confesses new Cases of ‘Concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
In one of the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots”. Photo Credit: I-Stock Photos
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Chinese Fraudsters Used Anthropic’s Claude AI to Run Over 20 Fake Dating Apps, Deceiving 25,000 Victims
A China-based app studio systematically turned Anthropic’s Claude into the engine of a large-scale romance fraud operation, running more than 20 fake dating apps that engaged at least 25,000 users in roughly 2.36 million conversations over just two weeks in April 2026. Photo Credit: I-Stock Photos
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Liquid Network says $320 Million Withdrawn in Bitcoin hack as Criminals return part of the Loot
Liquid Network, the Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream for faster, confidential transactions and asset issuance, disclosed that roughly 4,000 bitcoin valued at about $320 million had been withdrawn from its federation wallet. Photo Credit: Collage Photo of a Cyber Hacker/Bitcoin
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Mega Cyberattacks Hits 3 UK Airports, Exposes Data Of 8.7 Million Customers
A series of well planned Cyberattack has hit three major airports in the United Kingdom, compromising personal information belonging to about 8.7 million customers. Photo Credit: I-Stock Photos
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INTERPOL identifies Nigeria as both Origin and Target of African Cybercrime Operations
The report found that while Nigerian government agencies and businesses are increasingly being targeted by ransomware attacks, criminal networks operating from the country continue to play a prominent role in business email compromise (BEC) schemes, and international money laundering. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
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Nigeria Launches National Sovereign Cloud Framework to Strengthen Digital Security
According to Galaxy Backbone, the National Sovereign Cloud Regulatory Instrument establishes Nigeria’s national guidelines and governance framework for cloud adoption, cloud services and supporting digital infrastructure. Photo Credit: Aver Tortya
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CyberHackers hack Kenyan President Ruto Website demand Bitcoins worth $320,000
Cyberhackers hackers, hacked the Official website of Kenyan President William Ruto. Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
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Mastercard Setup African Cybersecurity Hubs in Nigeria and South Africa
Mastercard newly Launched Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, a pan-African initiative will help financial institutions, government bodies and businesses share threat intelligence and shore up their defences. Photo Credit: Stock Photo
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