esentry H1 2026 Report Finds Over ₦1 Billion in Undetected Fraud in West Africa
esentry's Eye of Horus report for H1 2026 says more than ₦1 billion in fraud across West Africa bypassed automated security systems. Three major incidents in Nigerian fintech and banking triggered no alerts and were found only after the fact.
- Three incidents in Nigerian fintech and banking passed with no system alerts
- Nigerian organizations averaged over 4,700 attacks per week
- 281,500 Nigerian accounts were breached in Q1 2026
- All 175 esentry penetration tests gained unauthorized access without zero-days
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