3.83m cyber attacks recorded during guber, state Assembly polls — Pantami

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, says 3,834,244 attacks were recorded during the just concluded governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.

In a statement by his Senior Technical Assistant (Research and Development), Dr Femi Adeluyi, the minister said the activities of cyberthreat actors on the Nigerian cyberspace during the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections were much lower than those during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

He sais the attacks originated from both within and outside the country.

According to him, a daily breakdown of the attacks showed that on Friday, March 17, 2023, 1,046,896 attacks were recorded; Saturday, March 18, 2023, 1,481,847; Sunday, March 19, 2023: 327,718 and Monday, March 20, 2023, 977,783.

“The attacks were not surprising nor unexpected as, Nigeria being Africa’s largest democracy, the Presidential and National Assembly elections are bound to attract much attention of everyone, including cyberthreat actors, than during the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections.”

He expressed confidence that the implementation of some recommendations as well as measures taken to fortify the nation’s cyber defence mechanisms might have helped in this regard.

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