business email compromise (bec)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Danger for people buying or renting property in SA

    Danger for people buying or renting property in SA Cybercriminals exploit email, online platforms, and trust between parties to intercept funds or steal information. With large sums at stake, the impact on buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and managing agents can be devastating. That is...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC and eMedia fall victim to cyberattacks

    SABC and eMedia fall victim to cyberattacks Staff members at the SABC and eMedia have fallen victim to business email compromises, which resulted in phishing emails being sent to their contact lists. The attack had been circulating around the SABC since at least Monday, when the address of a...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lawyer must pay R1.4 million he accidentally paid into scammer's bank account

    Lawyer must pay R1.4 million he accidentally paid into scammer's bank account A Gauteng attorney has been found liable to pay his clients R1.4 million after he transferred their money to a fraudster’s account. The scammer had intercepted email correspondence between the client and the attorney...
  5. Jan

    ENSAfrica ordered to pay R5.5 million after BEC attack

    Lawyers must pay R5.5 million after cyberattackers steal homebuyer's money One of South Africa’s leading law firms has been held liable for R5.5 million which a property buyer intended to deposit in its trust account. The money was stolen as a result of fraudsters manipulating emails from an...
    • Jan
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    • business email compromise (bec) edward nathan sonnenbergs (ens) ensafrica judith hawarden phanuel mudau
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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