According to Kaspersky, a major spike in network attacks took place in South Africa last week. Affected devices increased from 20,000-30,000 to about 310,000 in the period spanning from 15 – 21 March. This has coincided with an increase in remote working in the...
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Beware of these corona-related scams
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has warned bank clients that cybercriminals are exploiting the current “Coronamania” panic to spread Coronavirus scams. Coronavirus scams exploit people’s concerns for their health and safety and pressure them...
Criminals are using stolen phones to commit fraud
SABRIC (South African Banking Risk Information Centre) has warned bank clients to protect their mobile devices. The theft of mobile phones is not a new phenomenon; however, there is an emerging trend where mobile phones that are being snatched from owners, affording...
State security minister, deputy’s phones cloned
By Jenna Etheridge for News24 The cellphones of State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, her deputy, Zizi Kodwa, and several officials in the minister’s office have been cloned, the department confirmed on Wednesday. “It looks like the operation is happening...
Spar owner has 14 days to pay over R11m to staff for labour law violations
By Lameez Omarjee for News24 An owner of eight Spar grocery stores has been ordered to pay over R11-million to staff for not complying with labour laws. The Department of Employment and Labour on Monday issued a statement indicating that the Commission for...
Nedbank’s client data hacked
Source: Xinhuanet Nedbank service provider’s IT systems have been breached, exposing the personal information of up to 1.7 million clients, said the bank last Thursday. Computer Facilities, which does direct marketing for Nedbank by sending short messages and...
Pay up, or we’ll make Google ban your ads
Source: KrebsOnSecurity A new email-based extortion scheme apparently is making the rounds, targeting Web site owners serving banner ads through Google’s AdSense program. In this scam, the fraudsters demand bitcoin in exchange for a promise not to flood the...
Hackers could shut down satellites
By William Akoto for The Conversation Last month, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the company had 242 satellites orbiting the planet with plans to launch 42,000 over the next decade. This is...
Thieves steal R480k worth of cell tower batteries
By Jamie McKane for MyBroadband The Hawks’ Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Port Shepstone K9 have announced that they have arrested three suspects on the N2 on Tuesday when they found cellphone network batteries that were reported stolen....
Warrant of arrest issued for Jacob Zuma
Source: IOL The Pietermaritzburg High Court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment, but High Court Judge Dhaya Pillay stayed the warrant until his corruption trial resumes on...
Transnet website is now an Indonesian gambling platform
By Petrus Malherbe for Netwerk24 Instead of information about the eight commercial harbours it runs, the National Ports Authority’s (NPA) website now ostensibly contains information about gambling games in Indonesia, Netwerk24 reported. The National Ports Authority is...
SA’s huge Windows piracy problem
By Bradley Prior for MyBroadband Only a third of PCs being shipped to Africa include genuine software, which is a reason for the increase in data breaches and malware attacks in the region. This is according to Deniz Ozen, regional general manager for consumer and...
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