Tag: cyber crime

Recently appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean MacPherson, revealed on 10 July that the department had been the target of at least...

In one of the first cases of its kind, South Africa’s 2020 Cybercrimes Act has been put to the test to secure a conviction...

South Africa ranked number five globally in a list of countries worst affected by cybercrime in 2022, according to a new report, with 56...

The cranes that unload containers from ships at two of South Africa’s busiest ports slowed nearly to a halt in July 2021. Trucks waited...

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...

On the same day Hawks head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya told the country corruption is undermining safety in South Africa, a partnership to fight...

By all accounts, Africa’s post-pandemic future looks bright because innovation, enthusiasm and technology will support economic growth in 2022. But there is a dark...

Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of...

Top US national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other...

Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber crime - and the costly attacks are...

Two recent events heralded by the Commercial Crime Services division of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are a ‘game changer’ in the crackdown...

A new law brings South Africa up to international standards for fighting cybercrime. With a global spike in internet-based offences, partly driven by more...

Canada on Wednesday identified state-sponsored programs in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as major cyber crime threats for the first time, and said...

Separated by cultures, religions, languages and 8,458 kilometers, Morocco and India appear to have little in common. And yet, in late 2018, the two...

Ratings agency Moody’s Corp and Israeli cyber group Team8 launched on Thursday a joint venture to assess how vulnerable businesses are to cyber attacks...

It started with loud music and the smell of marijuana. When South African police stormed a hotel room in the Western Cape they found...

With South Africa's cybercrime attacks on the rise, government is set to collaborate with France in order to boost the cyber and...

The Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security Bill will soon be tabled in Parliament. This is according to a media advisory on the...

Cabinet has approved the introduction of the wildly criticised Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security Bill (Cyber Security Bill). Government decided to introduce the...

Recent years have seen an important shift in how security is prioritised, with an emphasis on threats in cyberspace. Last year, the...

Kenya is considering a request from Beijing to extradite 76 Chinese nationals charged with cyber crime for trial in their homeland, Kenya's...

More than 70 Chinese nationals have been detained by Kenyan police investigating allegations of cyber crime, operating private radio services and being...

Efforts such as the South African Police Service's (SAPS) recent ‘Safer Festive Season' campaign may have increased public awareness of threats such...

Chalk up another big success for the feds. Silk Road, a high-profile underground marketplace, has been taken down hot on the heels...

Government is committed fighting and defeating cyber-crimes. The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster of Cabinet has announced that a cyber-security policy...

A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups...