Nigeria — Cyber Threat Profile
Nigeria operates one of West Africa's most developed cybersecurity ecosystems, driven by its large digital economy and financial sector footprint. National cyber governance is led by the Office of the National Security Adviser and supported by ngCERT incident response structures. Strategic priorities include banking system security, telecom resilience, and cybercrime enforcement. Nigeria faces persistent cybercrime activity alongside emerging espionage risks tied to regional geopolitics and energy infrastructure. Investments in legislation, workforce development, and international cooperation continue to strengthen national cyber defense maturity.- National CERT/CSIRT: ngCERT
- Data protection authority: Nigeria Data Protection Commission (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 21.28 / 100, #5 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 98.4 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 41.2% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Nigeria
- Anonymous Sudan Hacktivist
- KillSec Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Arcus Media Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- BlackSuit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Exfil Squad Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Panzer Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Mustang Panda APT
Most targeted sectors
- Business & Professional Services 6 incident(s)
- Financial Services 4 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 2 incident(s)
- Education & Research 1 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 1 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 1 incident(s)
- Technology 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Daily Trust 2026-08-08 · Other
- ASHA Microfinance Bank Limited (ASA Nigeria) 2026-08-02 · Professional Services
- Zenith Bank Plc 2026-07-26 · Financial Services
- Jubilee Jobs 2026-07-25 · Professional Services
- I-FITNESS 2026-07-14 · Consumer Services
- Fidelity Pension Managers 2026-06-15 · Financial Services
- mrs holdings 2026-05-09 · Business Services
- Midwestern Oil & Gas 2026-02-12 · Energy
- Getly 2026-02-09
- Fidelity Pension Managers, Nigeria 2025-11-09 · Financial Services
- Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm 2025-10-27 · Business Services
- Princeps Credit Systems Limited 2025-09-10 · Financial Services
- Workforce Group 2025-03-02 · Business Services
- Achievers Science Journal 2025-01-26 · Education
- Intels Nigeria Limited 2025-01-14 · Business Services