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Nigeria

2 incidents catalogued

Data breachinvestigating

Nigeria NIN national-ID data exposure

Unauthorized websites such as XpressVerify and AnyVerify were caught selling Nigerians' National Identification Numbers, Bank Verification Numbers, passports, and other personal data for as little as ₦100 — exploiting improperly governed API access to the NIMC identity database.

Victim
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
fraudinvestigating

Flutterwave unauthorized-transfer incidents

Nigeria's largest fintech suffered a series of unauthorized-transfer incidents in 2023, including a ₦2.9 billion ($4.2M) diversion across 28 accounts and a later ₦19 billion ($24M) loss via abused POS-merchant access, prompting Mareva injunctions to freeze thousands of beneficiary accounts.

Victim
Flutterwave
Loss
$24.0M