Nigerian Army X account hit in second military cyber breach
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- The Nigerian Army reported an attempted unauthorized access to its official X account.
- The account posted memecoin-related updates at about 3:50 p.m. on Saturday before the incident was identified as a cybersecurity breach.
- It is the second reported cyber breach involving a Nigerian military social media account in about two weeks.
The Nigerian Army’s official X account began publishing memecoin-related updates at about 3:50 p.m. on Saturday, prompting the military to report an attempted unauthorized takeover.
The incident marks the second reported cyber breach involving a Nigerian military social media account in about two weeks. The account activity was later flagged as a cybersecurity incident.
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