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cybercrime
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Standard Bank Refuses To Pay Back Stolen Money
02 Sep 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So what happens when your money goes walkabout and you expect those who keep it safe to help you recover it? People are angry and it seems they have good reason.
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WOW – The U.S. Is Accusing China Of The Biggest Government Hack Ever
05 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Them ‘Mericans are angry and they are doing some finger pointing the way of the Chinese. It turns out their government computer network may have been busted wide open.
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SA’s Online Crime: Staggering Stats Released
24 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We often hear people talk about the crime that we see on our streets daily, but the general public knows little about the extent of our cybercrime. Strap yourselves in, it isn’t pretty.
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Highest Cybercrime Reward EVER – R35 Million If You Find This Russian Hacker
25 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Had a bit of trouble picking the winning lottery numbers? Worry not, all you have to do is catch one of the world’s most wanted men and early retirement it is.
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Monster ‘Heartbleed’ Security Bug Affects 66% Of The Internet
09 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Titled ‘Heartbleed’ by the researchers who discovered the bug, it affects an important and widely used internet security protocol called SSL. It is estimated that as much as 66% of the web may have been compromised.
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Terrifying: How This Guy’s R500K Twitter Handle Was Stolen From Him
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nothing on the internet is safe, not even your Twitter handle. Naoki Hiroshima found this out when his websites and social media accounts were held for ransom by a hacker. All the hacker wanted in return was Hiroshima’s Twitter handle, @N, worth $50,000.
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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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Are You Making Yourself A Target For Hackers? Tech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself [INFOGRAPHIC]
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest and most prominent victim of hacking was the Associated Press’ Twitter handle. The handle was used to publish a tweet that falsely reported a bomb explosion in the White House, which injured Barack Obama. This infographic provides you with all the information you need to avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime.
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Thousands To Lose Internet In FBI Server Shutdown
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There may be no emails or lolcats later for more than 300 000 people as the FBI shuts off servers used by cyber criminals. The FBI seized the servers in November 2011 during raids to break up a gang of criminals who used viruses to infect more than four million victims.
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Controversial, Privacy-Destroying CISPA Bill Passed In House Of Representatives
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CISPA – the ugly cousin of other internet-crippling bills SOPA and PIPA, whether Facebook admits it or not – passed late last week in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Worse, the bill was amended before it passed to allow even more types of private information to be tapped and shared by government agencies in the US.
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Intelligence Report: China & Russia Hired Hackers To Steal US Secrets
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report released by U.S. intelligence agencies claims that Chinese and Russian hackers, hired by their governments, have been stealing classified data from American government organizations. Assumptions like this have been made before, but this is the first time such a report to Congress has pointed the finger squarely at China and Russia.
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