cybersecurity

  1. Luis

    City of Ekurhuleni missing R1.6 billion after hacking spree

    City of Ekurhuleni missing R1.6 billion after hacking spree The City of Ekurhuleni said it suffered a "digital state of emergency" where R1.6 billion has yet to be recovered after hackers struck the municipality in a long-term cyberattack. A delegation from the city told Parliament on Thursday...
    • Luis
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    • breach city of ekurhuleni cybercrime cybersecurity parliament scopa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Luis

    FlySafair user data leak during anticipated R12 ticket sale

    FlySafair user data leak during anticipated R12 ticket sale Popular low-cost South African airline FlySafair leaked the private information of users participating in its highly anticipated R12-a-ticket birthday sale on Wednesday. MyBroadband was informed that the sale site’s bulletin chat API...
  4. Luis

    Consumer Goods Council of South Africa denies data breach

    Consumer Goods Council of South Africa denies data breach Ransomware gang Stormous has claimed that it breached GS1 South Africa, also known as the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA). However, the company said the claim was false. Stormous said it stole a large amount of sensitive...
    • Luis
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    • consumer goods council of south africa cybercrime cybersecurity data breach gs1 stormous
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    AI takes one hour to find severe security flaw in the OS that powers most Internet servers

    AI takes one hour to find severe security flaw in the OS that powers most Internet servers Xint Code, an “AI hacker” from security firm Theori, helped uncover a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to gain a root shell. The flaw, named Copy Fail and...
  6. Luis

    Insider threats almost always a factor in company breaches in South Africa

    Insider threats almost always a factor in company breaches in South Africa Insider threats were almost always a factor in breaches at major companies in South Africa, as disgruntled employees handed over critical system keys to unknown threat actors. This is according to Thalia Pillay, CEO of...
  7. RedViking

    End of an Era at MultiChoice as Executive Embarks on New Chapter - Goodbye oom Frikkie

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frikkie-jonker-11752780_as-i-bring-to-a-close-many-rewarding-years-activity-7409575198179352577-RaJx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADBfcrsBeAeDfX-0xRulme-ZfQfzkBjsf3g
    • RedViking
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    • anti-piracy broadcast television canal+ cybersecurity dstv frikkie jonker iptv multichoice group mybroadband anti-piracy award online piracy
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Entertainment: Movies and TV Series
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    ChatGPT security flaw could have allowed hackers gain access to users' Gmail data

    ChatGPT security flaw could have allowed hackers gain access to users' Gmail data OpenAI patched a ChatGPT security flaw that could have allowed hackers to extract Gmail data from its users, according to researchers at cyber firm Radware. The issue was found in ChatGPT’s Deep Research agent, a...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former WhatsApp employee accuses company of serious cybersecurity missteps

    Former WhatsApp employee accuses company of serious cybersecurity missteps A former employee at Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging he repeatedly raised cybersecurity concerns about the messaging app with his superiors but was ignored and retaliated against...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    NSFAS could be hacked at any moment

    NSFAS could be hacked at any moment National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board chair Karen Stander has admitted that the entity's ageing ICT systems are vulnerable and could expose private student information if infiltrated. In a statement, Stander said the organisation will assess...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Warning about using personal devices for business

    Warning about using personal devices for business Next time you’re working in a coffee shop or similar public space, take a moment to look around at your “co-workers” for the day, busy, like you are, with laptops, cellphones and tablets. How many of those devices belong to the organisations...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel Irdeto, wholly owned by MultiChoice, is a world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, servicing customers around the globe. Most people think of MultiChoice as the company behind DStv and Showmax. However, it owns many other businesses...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    The big human problem with cybersecurity

    The big human problem in cybersecurity Despite huge advances in cyber security, one weakness continues to overshadow all others: human error. Research has consistently shown human error is responsible for an overwhelming majority of successful cyber attacks. A recent report puts the figure at...
  14. IridiuM

    Reduce PCI compliance scope for any business

    Hi Guys I was recently involved with launching a credit card tokenization API, aimed at simplifying PCI compliance for any business. We provide a zero-knowledge, vendor neutral, PCI DSS level 1 compliant environment to store sensitive PII and credit card data - reducing PCI compliance scope to...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    CIPC records breached

    CIPC records breached The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has revealed it suffered a security breach leading to the compromise of its clients' and employees' personal information. The CIPC, which is part of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, put a notice...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Firewall change killed Saps network for hours

    Firewall change killed Saps network for hours The State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has confirmed an outage that took down internal and public-facing networks of the South African Police Service (Saps) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Among its impacts, the issue resulted in the Saps website...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • cybersecurity firewall firewalls south african police service (saps) state information technology agency (sita)
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Government training authority fires two senior IT gurus for spying and deleting CEO's email account

    Government training authority fires two senior IT gurus for spying and deleting CEO's email account City Press reports the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) has fired its two most senior IT specialists after they allegedly spied on the organisation's board and deleted its...
  18. L

    3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise

    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/04/3cx-breach-was-a-double-supply-chain-compromise/ We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX. The lengthy, complex intrusion has all the makings of a cyberpunk spy novel: North Korean...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big jump in ransomware attacks on industrial companies

    Big jump in ransomware attacks on industrial companies Ransomware attacks against industrial organisations increased by 87% in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the manufacturing sector, according to findings published Tuesday. Hackers last year targeted mining...
  20. F

    Need some support to fix my network

    Hi there, as it often happen, slowly slowly I ended up with 48 clients on my network and I realised it is time to review and manage properly the infrastructure. I am looking for advice/support on what to do to make it more secure. I have a 250/125 WAN connection My LAN is a Gigabit I use a VPN...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    TikTok reportedly breached

    TikTok reportedly breached TikTok, the short-video sensation that’s among the world’s most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users. On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the...
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