The U.S. government is advising senior officials and politicians to abandon traditional phone calls and text messages following a series of cyber intrusions targeting major American telecommunications companies, attributed to Chinese hackers. In new guidance released Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged government leaders to immediately implement enhanced security practices when using mobile devices. The key recommendation: “Use only end-to-end encrypted communications.” End-to-end encryption, which ensures that only the sender and recipient can read the messages, is already incorporated in popular apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Signal, as well as corporate platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.…

A recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) survey has exposed alarming crime trends in Nigeria, revealing that citizens paid an estimated N2.23 trillion in ransoms between May 2023 and April 2024. The comprehensive crime experience and security perception report documented approximately 51.89 million criminal incidents across Nigerian households during the one-year period. The data paints a troubling picture of security challenges facing the country. Regional Breakdown of Crime Incidents: - North-West emerged as the most crime-prone zone, reporting over 14 million cases - North-Central followed with 8.7 million incidents - South-East recorded the lowest number of crimes at around 6.2…