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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nullsec Nigeria's SARS and SITA breaches disputed

    Nullsec Nigeria's SARS and SITA breaches disputed Threat actor Nulsec Nigeria claims to have breached the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and South African Information Technology Agency (SITA). The hacktivist group, which also goes by Anonymous Nigeria, posted links to download the...
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    Hackers using fake SARS notifications to breach companies in South Africa

    Hackers using fake SARS notifications to breach companies in South Africa Hacker group SilverFox has been linked to a campaign in South Africa that used fake notifications from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to breach company systems. The group employed multiple email addresses and...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon research discovers small hacking group used AI to break into 600 firewalls in five weeks

    Amazon research discovers small hacking group used AI to break into 600 firewalls in five weeks Over the last five weeks, a limited number of hackers broke into more than 600 firewalls across dozens of countries with the help of widely available artificial intelligence tools, according to...
  5. 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...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Hackers claim R175 million looted through fraudulent grant beneficiary accounts

    Hackers claim R175 million looted through fraudulent grant beneficiary accounts On Tuesday, GroundUp reported that the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will suspend payments of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to fraudulent beneficiaries. We decided to...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cybercriminals gunning for South Africa

    Cybercriminals gunning for South Africa Throughout the year, South Africa's public sector experienced several cyberattacks that rendered many state entities' critical infrastructure unusable for long periods. The year kicked off with a bang, with Orange Cyberdefense senior security researcher...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    The cyberattack that could take world back to the 1950s

    The cyberattack that could take world back to the 1950s If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity is largely invisible to the public at a...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Facebook and WhatsApp account takeovers surge in SA

    Facebook and WhatsApp accounts takeovers surge in SA During the past 24 months, many South Africans have found their Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp accounts taken over by cybercriminals. While these attacks have targeted some prominent individuals like radio personalities, many people who...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    African elections could become major cyberattack target

    African elections could become major cyberattack target Mimecast VP of sales engineering for the EMEA region Brian Pinnock believes Africa could become a target for cyberattacks in the political space, particularly during elections. During an interview with eNCA, Pinnock was asked whether we...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cyberattack nearly killed South African non-profit

    Cyberattack nearly killed South African non-profit After months of uncertainty, The Big Issue is back on its feet thanks to a number of donors. In June 2023, the magazine was scammed out of R600,000 and its survival was at stake. The funds were stolen by a scammer posing as the magazine’s...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nampak suffers data breach

    Nampak suffers data breach South African packaging giant Nampak suffered a data breach on its systems last week. In a statement on Tuesday, 26 March 2024, the company said it had detected “unauthorised activity” on its IT systems on Wednesday, 20 March 2024.
  13. 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...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Massive ransomware group shut down by FBI and international law enforcement

    Massive ransomware group shut down by FBI and international law enforcement A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit, one of the most prolific hacker groups of all time, including shutting down...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Notorious Chinese hacking group embedded in US networks for at least five years

    Notorious Chinese hacking group embedded in US networks for at least five years The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Volt Typhoon has been living in the networks of some critical industries for “at least five years,” according to a joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the US and...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cyberattack forces major banking business on Wall Street to record transactions in spreadsheets

    Cyberattack forces major banking business on Wall Street to record transactions in spreadsheets Another cyberattack against the unglamorous platforms underpinning Wall Street left one of global banks’ biggest businesses falling back on an old-fashioned method of doing business...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft internal systems hacked by Russian group

    Microsoft internal systems hacked by Russian group Microsoft Corp. said a Russian-linked hacking group attacked its corporate systems, getting into a “small number” of email accounts, including those of senior leadership and employees who work in cybersecurity and legal. The company said it’s...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Russia-linked hackers claim responsibility for DDoSing ChatGPT

    Russia-linked hackers claim responsibility for DDoSing ChatGPT A hacking group linked to Russia claimed responsibility for attacks that periodically forced OpenAI’s ChatGPT offline this week, saying it targeted the company due to its support of Israel. The group, which calls itself Anonymous...
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  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Suspected ransomware attack on Boeing

    Suspected ransomware attack on Boeing Boeing Co. confirmed it is dealing with a “cyber incident” that targeted elements of the parts and distribution business run by its global services division. Flight safety isn’t affected, Boeing said in an emailed statement Wednesday, adding, “We are...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account

    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account China-linked hackers breached the corporate account of a Microsoft Corp. engineer and are suspected of using that access to steal a valuable key that enabled the hack of senior US officials’ email accounts, the...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    SANDF denies it was hacked — again

    SANDF denies it was hacked — again The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has again denied that the Department of Defence's network was hacked following claims of an alleged data breach last week. In a statement on Saturday, 2 September 2023, the SANDF said the incident was the work...
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