Sophisticated “Smishing” hackers Steal Credit Card Information
Gone are the days when cyber criminals sat in a basement with poor attempts at stealing information. Today’s threat actors are organised, sophisticated, and have the latest technologies needed to profit from their thefts. South Africa has been one of the hardest hit when it comes to the newest criminal efforts. “Smishing” now leads the […]
What is up with so many trying to hack TikTok?
TikTok has become one of the most popular social media platforms on the net. The larger the user base, the more hackers try to steal sensitive information. The number of mature users has increased, but the younger user base is also growing. These generations share almost everything online, and hackers see them as perfect targets. […]
Man-in-the-Middle Cyber Attacks
MITM (man-in-the-middle) cyber attacks is a generic term for a cyber threat involving a criminal that positions themselves in the conversation between an application and a user. The goal is to either imitate one of the participating parties or simply to eavesdrop to get information. MITM thieves can then access such pertinent information as credit […]
Devices with new AI updates are misunderstood as hacking
As AI (artificial intelligence) continues to permeate our world at a very fast pace, we are witnessing the fact that it has entered the landscape at a faster rate than the development of protection software. Companies are gleefully and with almost reckless abandon, adding AI at every turn, and this alone makes use feel a […]
The Hacking of Credit Bureau TransUnion South Africa: Millions of Records Stolen
TransUnion South Africa joins the growing group of organisations that have been breached by hackers. Hacking of credit bureaus is not new
