The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has issued an advisory to technology users to frequently review alerts for Cisco products to assess their exposure and find a comprehensive update solution. The advisory rated the vulnerability as very high in impact and probability. The advisory, which also recommended using the appropriate software […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has raised concern about a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the capacity to bypass protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. The NCC-CSIRT stated the BlackByte ransomware gang, which is using a new technique […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of video-telephony platform, Zoom, to install the latest update of the software from its publisher’s official website following the discovery of vulnerabilities that allow a remote attacker to exploit the app. The advisory issued by the NCC-CSIRT indicated that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) on Friday stated that it had identified five malicious Google Chrome Extensions that surreptitiously track online browser’s activities and steal their data. According to NCC-CSIRT, the five malicious extensions which the McAfee Mobile Research Team earlier discovered are Netflix Party with 800,000 downloads, Netflix Party 2 with […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has urged organisations to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures. The measures include, ensuring that organisations’ employees use strong, unique passwords for every account and enabling multi-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is supported to prevent ransomware attacks as well as advising organisations to ensure regular systems backup. […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has identified a new malware, HiddenAds, which has infiltrated Google Play Store that can impact device performance and jeopardize users’ privacy. In its advisory of August 8, 2022, NCC-CSIRT classified the virus, first identified by the McAfee Mobile Research Team, as high in probability and […]