“Attackers might be trying to steal your information from nationalpopulation.gov.ng (for example, passwords, messages or credit cards),” the warning reads.
Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) website has been compromised, redirecting visitors to an Australian betting platform, PayID Pokes, due to an expired Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate.
The security certificate lapsed on April 22—46 days ago—triggering browser warnings that “attackers might be trying to steal your information from nationalpopulation.gov.ng (for example, passwords, messages or credit cards)” . Bureau de Change operators and citizens accessing the site for population data or birth registration services now face potential data theft risks.
The breach specifically affects the RapidSMS portal, originally launched in 2011 to enable real-time birth registrations and health project tracking via SMS. An archived version describes it as a tool that “collects and collates real-time information using Short Messaging System (SMS) for practical analyses” 1. However, the compromised page now promotes Australian casino games, detailing how “PayID pokies transformed internet betting in Australia