South Africa
A long-standing issue – Cybercrime ranking as No. 1 risk in SA
According to a recent article by Timeslive, the no.1 risk and most long-standing issue in SA is cybercrime, overtaking load-shedding and political instability.
‘Cybercrime in South Africa surges as awareness grows’
“In a revealing new report, the KnowBe4 African Cybersecurity & Awareness Report 2025 has shed light on the increasingly perilous landscape of cybercrime in South Africa. Article by IOL.
Data exfiltration doubles and overtakes ransomware attacks in SA
According to a recent article by ITWeb, Data exfiltration has more or less doubled as ransomware threats decline.
Largest chicken producer delayed due to cyber attack
“South Africa’s largest chicken producer lost more than $1 million due to a recent cyberattack that caused delivery delays and other issues.” Article by The Record.
International news
Telegram targets Android users with a fake banking app
The Telegram platform has become populated with various hackers and scammers and Android users are being targeted with a fake banking app through Telegram by using the new FireScam Infostealer Spyware. Article by Hackread.
Known trusted websites are being exploited for malicious redirects
In a recent article by Cybersecuritynews, a trusted website created in 1996 was marked as safe by most anti-virus solutions and has been exploited due to poor redirect validation.
The exploit on this website could have been a test/trial from hackers for a larger cyber attack on more websites in the future.
$137M stolen from TRON users in a Single-Day Phishing Attack
According to the recent article by The Hacker News, the DPRK hacker group steals $137M from TRON users in a phishing attack. It is said that the DPRK threat actors have developed custom tools written in a variety of code languages such as C++, Rust and Golang, and are capable of infecting various operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.