The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has debunked allegation of the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens just as it advised Nigerians to avoid issuing their data to phishing sites.
Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke in a statement assured the public that the data of Nigerians has not been compromised, and the Commission have not authorized any website or entity to sell or misuse the National Identification Number (NIN) amongst all the identities stated in the report.
He mentioned idfinder.com.ng, Verify. Ng/sign in, championtech.com.ng, trustyonline.com, and anyverify.com as data harvesters that are not authorised by NIMC to access or manage sensitive data.
“NIMC urges the public to disregard any claims or services these websites offer and should not give their data as they are potentially fraudulent and data provided by the public on such websites are gathered and stored to build the data services they illegally provide,” the statement disclosed.
He explained that the Commission has taken robust measures to safeguard the nation’s database from cyber threats with a secure, world-class, full-proof database that is in place. Adegoke explained that the commission’s infrastructure meets the stringent ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System Standard with annual recertification and strict compliance with the Nigerian Data Protection Law.
