VeryDarkMan: Nigerians Dig Info About VDM’s Website As They React to His NGO Account Hack Claim
- VDM's claim about how over ₦180m was stolen from his NGO’s account following a hacking incident has remained a topic online
- The social media critic's claim has stirred up debate on the possibility of hackers gaining access to the money in his NGO account through his website
- Some Nigerians also dug up details about Verydarkman's website as proof to debunk the critic's claim
- In a chat with Legit.ng, a Website developer shared his take on Verydarkman's claim
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Popular critic Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan (VDM), has continued to trend on social media X, formerly Twitter, after he claimed that over ₦180 million was stolen from his NGO’s account after a hacking incident.
Recall that VDM, in a viral video, disclosed that the money had been diverted to an unknown account.
Source: Instagram
Amid VDM's claim and explanation, several Nigerians, including some known faces on social media, have continued to call the critic out and ask questions about the missing funds.
Recall that music producer Michael Collins, aka Don Jazzy, made headlines after he contributed ₦100 million to VDM's foundation.
Nigerians dig up details about VDM's website
As many continue to doubt VDM's claim, some Nigerians on X shared what they learned about his website.
See their reactions below:
famous_pluto commented:
"The website of VDM (Martins Vincent Otse) NGO https://t.co/IlL4WBRqhD does not store or process payments, so hacking it (if this claim is true) WILL NOT cause any money to go missing from the Zenith Bank account (1313679008) where donations are received."
Dr. A. I
"@ComradeAI Here is the likely scenario: The hacker couldn't have moved the money from the NGO's website without access to the bank login details and OTP. The funds should be in the NGO's account and the bank account was probably hacked and this can be done by an individual or by an insider. The hacker can only extract the bank details from website but how did he get the One Time PassCode or the 6 digits that was used for the final transfer? VDM should come clean on this, please."
It is remotely impossible to access money from a site - Website Developer
According to Aanu Oyedele, a website developer, accessing money in a bank account is impossible by hacking a website.
"If it is WordPress, oftentimes, donation plugins are used to get donations, and it is remotely impossible to hack those plugins and get money from them. If it is a website built on other programming languages, the chance of hacking to cart away money is also remotely impossible. Payment gateways are often being used to get money on a website in the form of donations; Paypal, Paystack, Flutterwave, and others are frequent gateways used by developers on websites in Nigeria. These gateways are super secure, and they give no room for any hacking practices," he explained.
Video of VDM in luxurious car trends
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that VDM opened up on the car he was spotted with in Abuja.
The critic noted that he didn't know that a TikToker saw him and recorded the video
He also opened up about how he hustles for his money secretly without bragging online.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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