cybercrime

I am doing my LO project on SA teens as victims of CyberCrime. Not much is known about this problem in SA at the moment, other than issues around cyberbullying. We know that with the proliferation of smartphones, more and more teens are becoming vulnerable to cybercrime. Could you please...

Nigerian cybercrime crooks caught in South Africa, convicted by US court Three Nigerian nationals extradited from South Africa have been convicted of wide-ranging internet fraud schemes in a United States court, unravelling a large network of international internet scammers.

Huge number of South Africans are victims of cybercrime Around a third of South Africa’s online population were victims of cybercrime in the past year.

Thousands of cyber attacks target South Africa Cyber criminals are launching a digital offensive in South Africa with attacks primarily largely phishing tactics, says a tech company.

New South African cybercrimes bill is flawed: R2K The new cybercrimes bill is flawed, too broad and brings the country one step closer to the securitisation of the internet, the Right2Know Campaign has said.

Cybercrimes and cybersecurity bill for South Africa A bill to create offences and impose penalties for cybercrime has been released for public comment.

British police crack down on hackers British police have detained 57 suspects in a week-long crackdown on cyber crime, the government said on Friday

U.S. not superior in cyberwarfare Gen. Martin Dempsey says the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment demonstrates the military superiority enjoyed by the United States doesn’t necessarily carry over to the cyberworld

Cybercrime could cause aviation disaster Cyber crime is a serious threat to safety in the skies, aviation industry heavyweights said Wednesday, vowing to fight the growing scourge before it causes a catastrophic incident

Cybercrime law threatens freedom of speech in Qatar A media rights group on Thursday urged Qatar to revoke sections of a new cybercrime law, saying they threaten freedom of expression in the Gulf state

FBI cybersquad gets reinforcements The FBI’s premier cybersquad has focused attention on computer-based crime in recent months by helping prosecutors charge five Chinese army intelligence officials with stealing trade secrets

Banking SIM card fraud blame game More South Africans are falling prey to cybercrime, but the cybercrime blame game isn’t as cut and dry as its SIMs

Dalai Lama’s website infected with malware The Dalai Lama’s Chinese-language website has been compromised with malicious software

Internet in SA: A playground for faceless criminals Online offences cost the SA economy millions, have dire implications for the victims, and are on the rise

Eight people were charged in New York Thursday for being part of a global cybercrime ring that allegedly stole altogether 45 million dollars by hacking into debit card accounts and withdrawing money from ATMs worldwide. The eight men who were indicted, one of whom was killed in the Dominican...

US Federal Reserve investigates extent of hacker breach The Federal Reserve says it is still working to determine the extent its computer systems had been breached by hackers

NBC website safe again following security scare NBC.com says its website is safe following a security scare that it was infected with malicious software

Hackers turn Burger King Twitter account into McDonald's Hackers breached the Twitter account of fast-food chain Burger King, posting the online equivalent of graffiti and sometimes making little sense.

Cyber attacks against the media are on the rise: rights group Cyber attacks against journalists and media organizations around the world have increased over the past few years

Cyber-security battle on the cards President Obama’s order aimed at ramping up protection from cyberattacks will address only a small portion of threats