Nigeria’s growing digital economy faces escalating threats from hackers, prompting the Federal Government to issue at least 33 cyberattack advisories in the past year.

Since July 2023, the Nigeria Computer and Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), the country’s internet police unit under the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has released these advisories to alert Nigerians about new attack methods and vulnerabilities.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a tech innovator, defines cyberattacks as unwelcome attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy information by gaining unauthorised access to computer systems.

Of the advisories issued, 22 were in 2024 alone. Three were issued in January, two in February, three in March, five in April, three in May, two in June, and four in July (as of July 12).