‘I thought about escaping every day’: how survivors get out of Southeast Asia’s cybercrime compounds – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 3: Every day that he was locked up in a scam compound in Southeast Asia, George thought about how to get out. “We looked for means of escaping, but it was hard,” he told The …
Moveit hack: attack on BBC and BA offers glimpse into the future of cybercrime: Shutterstock British Airways (BA), the BBC, Ofcom and Boots were among a number of organisations that were reportedly victims of a major recent cyber-attack, resulting in the breach of numerous staff details. The stolen data is said to include staff names, …
Cybercrime insurance is making the ransomware problem worse: Many businesses simply choose to pay a ransom than suffer the consequences of a cyber attack Zephyr_p/Shutterstock Cybercrime insurance is making the ransomware problem worse During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was another outbreak in cyberspace: a digital epidemic driven by ransomware. Several organisations worldwide fell victim to …
Five things South Africa must do to combat cybercrime: Shutterstock Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries’ strategic, national, economic and social well-being. A cyber-attack can be defined as an unauthorised attempt – successful or not – to infiltrate a computer or computer system for malicious purposes. Reasons for such …
South Africa in the news: International co-operation should be at the heart of the fight against cyber-crime: In a recent report, the International Criminal Police Organisation, otherwise known as INTERPOL, provided insight into cyber-crime in Africa. Remarkably INTERPOL found that South Africa has the …: “South Africa” – BingNews A Hamden rabbi has an idea: Give …
South Africa in the news: Balancing basic freedoms and the need to fight cybercrime: South Africa’s new cybercrime legislation is another tool in its armoury aimed at fighting online crime. In addition, it sends a clear signal to other African Union (AU) member states of its …: “South Africa” – BingNews British Superbike Championship: Glenn …
Nigerian hip hop lyrics put cybercrime in a good light: Olu Maintain's hit song Yahooze is an ode to cybercrime. Joseph Okpako/Redferns/Getty Images Along with its many benefits, the internet has brought the world a new risk – cybercrime. Cybercrimes are offences that intentionally harm victims in various ways using telecommunications networks. One report estimates …
Antivirus Software South Africa – Combatting the Rise in Cybercrime: ESET Antivirus Software Businesses and consumers alike across the globe have entered a new era, one that’s predominantly spent online. The global pandemic has kick-started the exodus to online spaces, and while customers would have once made the majority of their purchases in-store, almost all …
The view that ‘419’ makes Nigeria a global cybercrime player is misplaced: Nigeria is in the top three of the world’s worst cybercrime perpetrators. Shutterstock The contemptuous label of “cyber-criminals” is the figurative sword with which the Nigerian image is generally being hacked and left for dead. According to Professor Biko Agozino of Virginia Tech …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Cybercrime Crooks Caught in SA Convicted By U.S. Court: Three Nigerian nationals extradited from South Africa have been convicted of wide-ranging internet fraud schemes in a United States court, unravelling a large network of international internet scammers. The convicted men, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30, Rasaq …: “South Africa” …
UK loses A 11 billion a year to fraud and cybercrime: British businesses and members of the public lost a combined 10.9 billion pounds to fraud last year, according to new figures from anti-fraud groups. Averaged across the whole adult population of the UK that equates to around A 210 per person, but Action Fraud …