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Hackers are ‘living off the land’ again
17 September 2025HP Wolf Security research shows attackers exploiting detection weak spots through features already built into everyday...
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Android attacks rise 48% in six months
15 September 2025Kaspersky has detected a range of new mobile threats, including a VPN app that intercepted login...
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‘Task scams’: A new breed of cybercrime
9 September 2025Enterprising individuals are prime targets for this new and deeply manipulative crime, writes YASH PILLAY, sales...
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Serengeti 2.0 brings down 1,209 Africa cybercriminals
26 August 2025An Interpol campaign was assisted by data from Kaspersky on regional threats, including phishing websites and...
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Leader-employee mismatch in African cybersecurity
18 August 2025A new report reveals leaders believe their employees are cyber-ready, but employees' experiences suggest otherwise.
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To keep critical data safe, open a gap
14 August 2025In an "air-gapped" cloud, access can be tightly controlled, writes MICHAEL LANGEVELD, head of technology and...
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Now SA kids dream
of being bloggers13 August 2025They think it's trendy, but most parents don't express a desire for their children to pursue...
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Beware the cyber risks of tax season
4 August 2025If you’re not claiming what you’re allowed to, you’re leaving money behind, say the experts, but...
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369k SA accounts
leaked in 202531 July 2025One user account was leaked in South Africa every minute over the second quarter of 2025,...
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Masterminds behind
the hackers15 July 2025Africa’s most dangerous cyber attacks are the work of both bedroom amateurs and state-sponsored masterminds, writes...
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Criminals cash in
on digital FOMO15 July 2025Teenagers and young adults are sharing and searching as never before, but are leaving themselves vulnerable...
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ChatGPT hacking
copycats surge1 July 2025AI-based services like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are joining the likes of Zoom and Office in growing...
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Half of targeted companies opt to pay ransom
27 June 2025A new Sophos report on ransomware finds that the median ransom payment is $1-million, and many...
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AWS re:Inforce 2025:
Cloud wide open23 June 2025The world has committed to the cloud, but cybercriminals have committed to AI, requiring open platforms...
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Ratting out the rats
13 June 2025Kaspersky researchers have unpacked the GriffithRAT remote access trojan, which has been used in targeted campaigns...
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Gesture-based identity exposes SA business
12 June 2025Cybercriminals are able to exploit weaknesses in Identity Verification solutions that have not been rigorously tested,...
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Threats surge in
supply chains3 June 2025Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in malicious open-source packages as supply chain threats grow, writes...
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Africa’s most wanted malware
23 May 2025Eight African countries are among the world's most targeted countries for a tool called FakeUpdates, reports...
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Ransomware groups build affiliate models
13 May 2025Gangs have introduced innovative approaches to expand their operations, writes RAFE PILLING, director of threat intelligence...
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Be a doll – but beware the dangers
22 April 2025The AI Action Figure craze is great fun, but users must mind cyber security and privacy...
