Also known as: CSA
Cyber Security Authority — Ghanaian organization that monitors and alerts on cyber fraud threats, including fake business listings and OTP security gaps in banking.
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… The former Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), delivering a keynote address at the official launch of two new Master of Science programmes at Accra Metropolitan University (Accra MET), highlighted that higher education faces an epistemological crisis in which …
Cybersecurity education failing in ‘Algorithmic era’ – e-Crime Bureau Chief warnsAn opinion piece argues that Ghana's crisis responses have been reactive rather than proactive, and calls for a National Risk Management Policy as an urgent governance reform to anticipate and mitigate risks before they become national emergencies.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's crisis responses have been reactive rather than proactive, and calls for a National Risk Management Policy as an urgent governance reform to anticipate and mitigate risks before they become national emergencies.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The FBI has released details of an ongoing investigation into a coordinated romance scam operation allegedly involving at least five Ghanaian nationals, including Abu Trica and twin brothers Jamal 'Arrangement' and Kamal 'Lancaster' Abubakari, which targeted over 130 victims across the United States and defrauded them of more than $15 million through fake online identities on dating platforms and social media.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana recorded 16,733 fraud cases across banks and financial institutions in 2024, a 5% increase from 2023, with total value at risk rising to GH¢99 million; the article argues that one-time passwords (OTPs), long used for digital banking security, are no longer sufficiently secure against evolving threats.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana has officially launched an online e-visa portal allowing travellers worldwide to apply for visas entirely online without visiting embassies or consulates. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the initiative, which went live on Africa Day, reflects the government's strategy to position Ghana as open to business, tourism, and investment, and addresses complaints about previous cumbersome visa procedures.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The e-Crime Bureau held its inaugural Founder's Opera Soirée in Accra, bringing together cybersecurity chiefs, executives, and legal professionals to discuss emerging cyber threats, governance, and organisational resilience. The event featured remarks from the Founder and former CSA Director-General Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako and a presentation on leadership in an AI-driven threat environment.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Two Ghanaian brothers and a U.S.-based woman have been indicted for their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network that targeted elderly Americans through dating websites and social media. Between July 2024 and April 2026, the accused allegedly used fake identities to establish relationships with victims and persuade them to send money, with portions transferred to accomplices in Ghana and other locations.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
As Ghana advances digital initiatives—including digital identification, mobile money, e-government services, and electronic health records—cybersecurity risks from interconnected systems and data-driven platforms must be addressed to protect sensitive information and service continuity.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's banks recorded 16,733 fraud cases in 2024, a five per cent increase on 2023, with total value at risk climbing 13 per cent to roughly GH¢99 million, even as the sector has become better capitalised and supervised since the 2018 licence revocations.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Cyber Security Authority has raised an alarm over a growing wave of cyber fraud in which criminals create counterfeit business profiles on search engines and online map services; it recorded 54 reported cases resulting in total financial losses of GH¢266,195.00. Victims are manipulated through social engineering tactics into providing sensitive information such as mobile money PINs, which fraudsters then use to carry out unauthorised transactions.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's shift to round-the-clock production requires intelligence capability — timely, accurate operational decision-making at scale — where artificial intelligence becomes essential to realising the 24-Hour Economy as transformational policy rather than merely extended hours.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Cyber Security Authority Director-General Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako called for Ghana's educational system to be redesigned so graduates can critically and ethically interrogate digital information, warning that algorithms—which are not neutral and can be shaped by biased data—pose cybersecurity risks if left unquestioned in decision-making processes.
29 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The e-Crime Bureau Executive Chairman has expressed concern that traditional degree programmes are producing graduates unable to operate in real-world threat environments because curricula have not kept pace with the speed and complexity of AI-driven attacks. He called for a structural reorientation of cybersecurity education toward formation of disciplined judgment through exposure to live environments, simulations, and real investigations.
27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →