“…With more than 80% of organizations in Nigeria are prone to black-hat hacking attacks, the impact of these attacks on corporate organizations are of obvious policy relevance, but little is empirically known about it. Similarly, much has been written about the threats posed by hacking generally in literature (Ajah & Chukwuemeka, 2019; Barber, 2001; Bratus, 2007; Das & Nayak, 2013; Duah & Kwabena, 2015; Dzomira, 2014; Jaishankar, 2007; Kamini, 2011; Karim, 2016; Kubina & Koman, 2016; Leukfeldt, 2015; Mohurle & Manisha, 2017; Ndubueze et al, 2013; Nnam et al, 2019; Okeshola & Adeta, 2013; Olson, 2013; Ragucci & Robila, 2006), but there has been comparatively fewer discussions on the extent black-hat hacking affect the economic sustainability of corporate organizations. A common denominator in these studies is the acknowledgment of black-hat hacking as part of the larger technological fallout, which has fostered a new dimension of crime and risks.…”