TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog! » Drama

UPDATED: Hackers ‘Hijack’ Popular Nigerian Entertainment Site, TheNETng.com

TechLoy Reporter — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:07:02 +0000

The website of one of Nigeria’s leading entertainment publications, Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) was hacked and taken over on Thursday by unknown hackers, Techloy has learnt. NET, published by NET Newspapers Limited delivers news, entertainment and celebrity gossip to audiences through its website — theNETng.com — and its entertainment-focused newspaper publication published weekly. The hackers [...]

The post UPDATED: Hackers ‘Hijack’ Popular Nigerian Entertainment Site, TheNETng.com appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

Google Kenya’s Website Hacked, Defaced

TechLoy Reporter — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:07:29 +0000

The official Google Kenya domain (google.co.ke) was hacked and the website defaced on Monday by Bangladeshi hacker TiGER-M@TE, showing a black background and stamped with ‘HACKED’ in red colour across the website. Although the site is back to normal as at the time of writing this post, The Hacker News reported that “the hacked screen [...]

The post Google Kenya’s Website Hacked, Defaced appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

EXCLUSIVE: Jobberman Is Being Accused By Competing Site Of Copying Their Job Ads

Loy Okezie — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:07:24 +0000

A job search site called HotNigerianJobs.com has accused Jobberman, the leading jobs portal in Nigeria of copying its job ads, posting several screenshots showing evidence of what it claims to be an unfair advantage on its website.

The post EXCLUSIVE: Jobberman Is Being Accused By Competing Site Of Copying Their Job Ads appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

We Have Been Acquired.

Loy Okezie — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:50:32 +0000

As I write this post, I’m on a 2-week well-deserved vacation after almost five long years of building what has become the most influential technology blog in Nigeria, if not Africa. It turns out that this post would likely be my last on TechLoy.com as the blog now has new owners, after several months of [...]

The post We Have Been Acquired. appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

Hackers Take Down Four Nigerian Government Websites

TechLoy Reporter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:31:04 +0000

The websites of four Nigerian government institutions including that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were hacked last Friday by a group called PakCyberEaglez, Techloy has learnt. While we're not sure why the websites were attacked, sources say that PCE’s target sites appear to be random and simply take advantage of security lapses on most websites they attack.

The post Hackers Take Down Four Nigerian Government Websites appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

Nigeria’s Civil Defence Commandant Gaffes About Organisation’s Web Address [VIDEO]

Staff Writer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:11:14 +0000

We know that remembering web addresses sometimes could be an embarrassing, yet pardonable mistake. But when you can’t tell what your own organisation’s website is or you gaffe when asked, then you must be certified clueless. That’s how the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Obafaiye Shem, seems to [...]

The post Nigeria’s Civil Defence Commandant Gaffes About Organisation’s Web Address [VIDEO] appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

Nigeria’s GTBank Website Goes Down; Restored After 4 Hours

TechLoy Reporter — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:53:19 +0000

The website of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, one of the most innovative banks in Nigeria experienced an outage on Wednesday due to a database connection error suggesting a MySQL issue. [See image below] As at 1:30pm (GMT +1) when this post was being written, the website was inaccessible, but sources told TechLoy that the website has been [...]

The post Nigeria’s GTBank Website Goes Down; Restored After 4 Hours appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

CONFIRMED: MIH Internet Africa Shutters Its Business Listing Service, Mocality

TechLoy Reporter — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:53:24 +0000

Just one year after Google attempted to crippled Mocality, its business listing competition in Africa, we can now confirm that the service will eventually be shut down by end of February. In a post on its official blog today, the company said: “Mocality has achieved some incredible things over the last four years, and has [...]

The post CONFIRMED: MIH Internet Africa Shutters Its Business Listing Service, Mocality appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

EXCLUSIVE: Major SEO War Looms As Konga Buys ‘Jumai’ Domain Name

Loy Okezie — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:52:11 +0000

We've just learnt from a tip-off that Konga may now be involved in the SEO war against its major competitor, Jumia, as it has purchased the 'Jumai' domain name (jumai.com.ng) which now redirects to Konga.com. With both companies having recently been linked with possible merger talks, one could easily think that they're just fond of each other.

The post EXCLUSIVE: Major SEO War Looms As Konga Buys ‘Jumai’ Domain Name appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.

Cyber Attacks At Nigerian Government Websites Increased By 60% In 2012 [REPORT]

Staff Writer — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:22:23 +0000

The year 2012 witnessed multiple cyber-attacks of notable official government websites including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The post Cyber Attacks At Nigerian Government Websites Increased By 60% In 2012 [REPORT] appeared first on TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog!.