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SA-US CYBERCRIME: Million-dollar hacker who targeted US businesses from SA jailed in America, faces deportation

ABITECH Analysis · South Africa tech Sentiment: 0.00 (unrated) · 23/03/2026
Using the aliases ‘Ghost’ and ‘Old Soldier’, a swindler from Nigeria stayed in South Africa while targeting Americans through hacking into emails and requesting payments. Now, James Junior Aliyu faces more than seven years in a US jail and deportation, possibly back to Nigeria.

Sources: Daily Maverick

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