VP Ghana reveals ECG staff introduced ransomware to sabotage revenue digitalization.

Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, reveals ECG staff sabotaged efforts to digitalise revenue collection. In his speech at the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Bawumia explained that workers within ECG's IT department introduced ransomware to disrupt the digitalisation process, leading to system collapse. Bawumia urged member states to adopt Ghana's strategy of leveraging digital tools to fight corruption.

May 09, 2024
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