Various reports suggest that cybersecurity attacks on companies have increased since the pandemic. Previously, organisations such as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Salem University, and Mount Kenya University have been discovered to have weak cybersecurity. This week, a group, RansomHouse, announced that they were responsible for a data breach at the retail giant, Shoprite. While Shoprite has previously acknowledged these attacks, it raises concerns over the security of customers’ data. Timestamps 3:42 - ShopRite hack 18:18 - MTN accuses Nigerian banks of fraud Useful links RansomHouse hackers threaten to sell Shoprite data A peek into a hacker’s mind: Why data breaches should bother you Nigerian companies record 2nd highest percentage of global cyberattacks MTN alleges N22bn fraud nn Mobile Money Banking Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference