Nigerian government cloud flaw exposes citizens' sensitive data
Citizens' sensitive data was exposed due to cloud management problems at the Nigerian government. The specific scale, timing and response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Nigerian government
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Citizens' sensitive data
- Cause / method
- Government cloud management problems
- Location
- Nigeria
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- It was reported that citizens' sensitive data had been exposed due to the Nigerian government's cloud problems.
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