The hackers are reportedly demanding a ransom of about €10 million (nearly 6.5 billion CFA francs) to release the system.
Hundreds of victims—primarily Senegalese women—have been identified, many of whom suffered public humiliation, psychological trauma
Gambiaj.com – ( WASHINGTON, United States) – To bolster US national cybersecurity, the Biden administration announced on Thursday its plans to ban the sale of antivirus software from Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Ministry of Agriculture of The Gambia has issued a warning to the public regarding a fraudulent Facebook page falsely claiming to represent the Ministry and offering financial grants to farmers. In a press release, the Ministry clarified that neither the Ministry nor any of its affiliated groups or employees are associated with this deceptive page or the distribution of financial grants through Facebook.
Gambiaj.com – (WASHINGTON) – The Senate has moved closer to passing a bill that includes a provision to ban the popular social media app TikTok, amidst broader foreign aid measures. The bill, part of a larger package, would require TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban from U.S. devices and networks.
Gambiaj.com – The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese ownership and its potential subservience to the Communist Party in Beijing.
Present among an array of Tech experts, Sanusi Drammeh, Director of Cybersecurity for The Gambia government attended the 43rd edition of
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