- The Federal government has issued an advisory to Nigerians on the use of WhatsApp
- The advisory follows reports that data and phone numbers of several WhatsApp users were leaked and sold on the dark web.
- Over 9 million Nigerians’ data were identified by National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA to be hacked
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, has asked Nigerians to be careful when using WhatsApp.
According to NITDA, a reported data breach has exposed the information of millions of users worldwide, including Nigerians.
