It’s the biggest data leak in South African history, and has doubled in size since the news first broke. Here’s how to check if you’re on the list.
Exposing the personal information of more than 30 million South Africans, a treasure trove of data has just been discovered floating around the internet.
If you own either a butt plug or a hearing aid, you might want to look at something that could cause great embarrassment and even serious harm.
As the Internet of Things grows, hackers are finding obscure ways to access your network in order to steal data. This fish tank story is almost unbelievable.
If you let your curiosity get the best of you from time to time, clicking on random links in a strange email might get you into some cybercrime trouble.
August has been a pretty awful month for HBO, the television network being the victim of several security breaches in the past two weeks. It’s all unravelling at some speed.
No one wants to create hundreds of different passwords to keep themselves safe online, but if you’re rocking one of these then you need a rethink.
Ever wanted to become a hacker, but don’t want to end up in jail? Become an ‘ethical hacker’, make moola and avoid being locked up – winning.
You might have protected yourself against certain attacks, but there are so many ways hackers can choose to take down your company. Scary stuff.
Last week Zomato was hacked, and the service has been keeping everyone up-to-date with what exactly happened. Seems it has been a long time coming.
Computer systems all over the world were attacked by malicious software this past weekend, and it could have all been avoided so easily.
Superyachts of the rich and famous have become the latest targets of hackers, who extort large amounts of cash after taking control of the ship’s navigation systems.
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.
Cybercrime is damn scary – but if you thought you had heard the worst of it, what with people spying on you through your computer’s camera or your family finding out you are having an affair via a mass data leak, you have no idea.
The odd wrong number, a silly story someone thinks needs covering, these are part and parcel of the business of running a news platform.
Another year, another list of impending challenges for both companies and individuals – but this time, two new sources of stress for local businesses have entered the realm and altogether it’s not looking pretty.
If your business relies heavily on its online web presence to make it through the day, now is the time to start getting a little hot under the collar.
What exactly goes into hacking? And no, I’m not referring to the brain work, but the actual hardware used the the men and women who take the risks, for whatever reason.
If this story, detailing one of the biggest DDoS attacks in the States, doesn’t influence you to get on that cybersecurity, I don’t know what will.
In days of old robbing a bank was a quickfire way to line your pockets, but these days it turns out it’s not such a lucrative practice.
Fans may be mourning the death of Brangelina, but they have no reason to mourn the death of the first part of that famed celeb couple.
Love it or loathe it (I’m somewhere in between), there’s no denying the influence Pokemon Go has had this year. Be warned though, you could be in for a nasty surprise.
The existence of the Dark Net came to prominence during the infamous Silk Road trials, but that’s only scratching the surface of what lurks beneath.
No one likes to be caught with their pants down at work, but these government officials have some hard questions to answer following this hack.
When things look too good to be true they often are, but now scam artists are coming up with new and creative ways to help you part with your money.
Unsure if you are a part of a security breach? Well, there’s an easy way to check and it could save you a whole bunch of trouble.
Cybercrime is now something we should all be a little worries about, but it seems the government aren’t really pulling their weight at all.
The scariest part? You don’t even have to open the message that’s sent to you, which means you might want to get cracking on the solution.
Oliver Stone has been smoking too much weed and deep cybersecurity paranoia has set in – but what he has to say really is true.
By now most of us know there’s a treasure trove of information regarding our online activities stored somewhere, but just who has access to it?