Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, who made this announcement, stated that on election day alone, more than 6.9 million attacks were reported.
According to Pantami, the advanced infrastructure used by the various government institutions tasked with guarding the country’s cyberspace allowed the attempts to be effectively thwarted.
The Minister expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for creating a climate that allowed government agencies to carry out their duties without interference.
He said;
“It is worth noting that in the run-up to the 2023 general elections, threat intelligence revealed an astronomical increase in cyber threats to Nigerian cyberspace.
“Generally, threats to public websites and portals averaged around 1,550,000 daily. However, this skyrocketed to 6,997,277 on presidential election day.
“During this period, a series of hacking attempts were recorded, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), email and IPS attacks, SSH login attempts, brute force Injection attempts, Ppth traversal, detection evasion, and forceful browsing.
“A total of 12,988,978 attacks were recorded, originating from both within and outside Nigeria. It is worth noting that the centers successfully blocked these attacks and/or escalated them to the relevant institutions for appropriate action.”
