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cyber crime
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South Africa Sounds The Alarm On WhatsApp Voice Notes
31 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Staying a step ahead of cybercriminals in this age of increasingly sophisticated attacks hinges on awareness and proactive measures.
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Whatsapp Voice Notes May Not Be As Safe As We Thought
16 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Next time you’re sharing your deepest darkest secrets with your bestie via a voice note, be aware that your voice is now out there in virtual space.
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Instagram Isn’t Doing Much To Stop Cyberflashers From Sending Dick Pics
07 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
One in 15 Instagram DMs sent to high-profile women are abusive and sexually explicit.
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Turns Out SA’s Lockdown Is Perfect For ‘Sextortion’
21 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hold your friends close (metaphorically speaking), and your nudes closer.
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MYTHS BUSTED: Why You Need To Stop Playing Around When It Comes To Hackers
07 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s a general lack of understanding about hacking and the dangers it poses, which is why one security expert decided to bust a few myths.
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This Is How The US NSA Has Been Spying On Most Of The World’s Computers
17 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Remember that time you woke up after a big night out, popped on the computer to watch some mind-numbing TV show and found a whole bunch of weird Google searches? Somebody was watching…
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Cyber Crime Gang Turned ATMs Into Slot Machines
16 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We’ve all dreamt of the ATM machine malfunctioning and spewing out notes like there’s no tomorrow. One gang of cyber-criminals are living that dream, for now at least.
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Jewellery And Gadgets: Local Bonnie And Clyde Crime Couple Siphoned R8.7 Million From Road Traffic Bank Accounts
19 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Husband and wife cyber-criminals hit the Road Traffic Management Corporation and score big, but are just not clever enough to escape the authorities.
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The Story Of The Online Dating Site Conman And The Dead Grandmother
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve all received spam mail relating to something along the lines of a rich Nigerian Prince in dire need of your help to move funds out of the country. Well, this time it was a Nigerian engineer promising love, which left a grandmother dead.
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The Days Of Buying Fake YouTube Views Are Over – This Is Why
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The number of views a video gets are seen as a numerical indicator of its popularity and are used by advertisers to select when and where to place their to place its advertisement. That’s why YouTube is clamping down on artificially inflated view counts.
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Introducing The World’s Top 10 Worst Countries For Internet Attacks [PIC]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the world wide web, these people are not your friends, mkay? Akamai released its Second Quarter 2013 State of the Internet Report recently, highlighting the internet’s most vulnerable ports, and a list of countries that evidently play host to a lot of naughty boys and girls with internet connections. So who is the top country in the world for internet attacks?
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SA Is 6th Most Active In The World For Cyber Crime – FBI
24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A recent FBI listing showed South Africa to be the sixth most active country for cyber-crime, with an online criminal industry that is costing the government a billion rand a year to contain.
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