SIM swap scams are on the rise in South Africa. On December 2nd, 2024, Hawks arrested 6 people for stealing more than R18 million using SIM swap scams. The bad actors took over online business accounts linked to Mukuru, a Standard Bank partner, and used SIM swapping to facilitate the fraud in October 2021. After…
With the current state of our world, Cybercrimes get lost in the whirlwind of news about Politics, War, Corruption, Murder, and the ongoing list of tragedies that reach us every day. We hear more about this issue from friends and family who have fallen victim to some kind of cyber attack. Unless you work in…
Discovered only in January 2024, AnyDesk, the popular remote access software, was hacked. Cybercriminals accessed their production servers and stole their source code and code signing keys. This means that cybercriminals have access to AnyDesk’s proprietary code, even though it was encrypted for added protection. What are hackers doing with your Source Code? They, Change…
In September 2023, 70% of people worldwide did not know what the dark web was. That’s over 5 billion people. Of the 30% that do know, the majority think it’s filled with criminals, scams, and other illegal activities. This misunderstanding has left billions of people in fear of the dark web. Many YouTube videos reinforce this…
