Beware the cyber risks of tax season

If you’re not claiming what you’re allowed to, you’re leaving money behind, say the experts, but...

369k SA accounts
leaked in 2025

One user account was leaked in South Africa every minute over the second quarter of 2025,...

Criminals cash in
on digital FOMO

Teenagers and young adults are sharing and searching as never before, but are leaving themselves vulnerable...

ChatGPT hacking
copycats surge

AI-based services like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are joining the likes of Zoom and Office in growing...

Half of targeted companies opt to pay ransom

A new Sophos report on ransomware finds that the median ransom payment is $1-million, and many...

AWS re:Inforce 2025:
Cloud wide open

The world has committed to the cloud, but cybercriminals have committed to AI, requiring open platforms...

Ratting out the rats

Kaspersky researchers have unpacked the GriffithRAT remote access trojan, which has been used in targeted campaigns...

Gesture-based identity exposes SA business

Cybercriminals are able to exploit weaknesses in Identity Verification solutions that have not been rigorously tested,...

Threats surge in
supply chains

Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in malicious open-source packages as supply chain threats grow, writes...

Africa’s most wanted malware

Eight African countries are among the world's most targeted countries for a tool called FakeUpdates, reports...

Ransomware groups build affiliate models

Gangs have introduced innovative approaches to expand their operations, writes RAFE PILLING, director of threat intelligence...

Be a doll – but beware the dangers 

The AI Action Figure craze is great fun, but users must mind cyber security and privacy...

Hackers don’t break in, they log in

A new Sophos study finds that most attackers gain access to networks via external remote services.

Hackers target kids
earning online

Many children are generating income through digital platforms from an early age, but Kaspersky says these...

Parliament to public: Social hackers have domino effect

The $Ramaphosa' YouTube hijack is more than just a national embarrassment, writes ANNA COLLARD, SVP of...

Cybercrime gangs bust across Africa

Authorities across 19 countries have arrested over 1,000 cybercriminals and dismantled 135,000 malicious networks, writes DEREK...

We come under
Docusign attack

Fake emails request us to sign a document sent via the global e-signature platform - and...

‘Nigerian scam’ endures on Valentine’s Day

Scammers use romantic manipulation and adaptive schemes to deceive victims on the day of love, warns...

WEF 2025: Emerging tech set
to widen cyber gap

A new WEF report says growing complexity deepens the divide between developed and emerging economies and...