Dog Lovers Fall Prey to ‘Heartless Scammers’

Dog lovers are the latest victims of cyber crooks, with at least $9,000 being lost to cyber criminals in western Africa, alone,  The West Australian reports.

In the past two months, nine people lost between $350 and $1,800 after attempting to buy a a puppy online after responding to ads on classified websites. Almost $9,000 has been traced to cyber scammers in Cameroon.

“The financial loss suffered…

Cameroon Urged to Get Tougher on Cyber Crime

Law enforcement officials in Cameroon say hundreds, possibly even thousands, of unemployed youth have turned the Internet into a breeding ground for scams, typically targeting European and U.S. individuals and organizations, Voice of America reported.

Abeng Roland, a member of the Cameroon and American bar associations, told VOA the rampant surge in the reports and complaints…

World’s Riskiest Web Domains

The world’s busiest web domain, .com, is now the most dangerous, according to McAfee’s fourth annual Mapping the Mal Web report released today.

While .com was found to be the riskiest top-level domain, the most dangerous country domain is Vietnam (.vn). Japan’s .jp ranks as the safest country domain for the second…

Cameroon Looks to Increase Cybersecurity

Cameroon, presently home of the most risky Internet websites according to McAfee, is looking to revamp its image.

The West African country is looking to improve Internet security for websites hosted in Cameroon. The domain names registered in Cameroon have a “.cm” on the end, which cyber criminals exploit in cybersquatting campaigns, appearing as legitimate web pages for unwary web…

Cameroon tops the list of World’s most dangerous Domains