Cyber Spying: NCC Frowns At Group Targeting Telcos, ISPs

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has frowned at another hacking group masterminding cyberespionage (cyber spying) in the African telecoms space. Information Guide Nigeria

In a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, the organisation expatiated that the information became imperative to keep stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector educated, and protected. CHANNELS TV reports.

According to NCC: “An Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Africa with upgraded malware in a recent politically motivated attacks oriented in cyberespionage”.

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“Information about this cyber-attack is contained in the latest advisory issued by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT). The ngCERT rated the probability and damage level of the new malware as high”. jamb results

“According to the advisory, the hacking group is known to be focused on infiltrating the networks of telecoms companies and ISPs. Between July and October 2021, Lyceum was implicated in attacks against ISPs and telecoms organisations in Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia”