“The malware employs various execution methods to extract sensitive data from victims,” NITDA spokesperson said.
Hadiza Umar, the NITDA spokesperson, said the review was due and would strengthen the ease of doing business.
The Nigerian Law School claimed that BAZE had a backlog of fewer than 347 law graduates awaiting admission.
The website associated with the grant was a phishing website designed to mislead unsuspecting citizens, said NITDA.
“Following the alleged leak of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users’ mobile phone numbers globally, and this includes over nine million contacts from Nigeria.”
The agency warned Nigerians against downloading unregistered loan-based applications.
NITDA says the Pegasus spyware infects and exploits an Apple device without the victim’s knowledge or the need for the victim to carry out any action.
“The National Information Technology Development Agency under Section 6 (f) of the NITDA Act 2007 wishes to provide this advisory to Nigerians to address Nigerian concerns on changes to Whatsapp
“We have established that there was a data breach involving the company.”
