5 Anti-Fraud Strategies for Every Financial Institution
The rise of digital banking and e-commerce, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, creates an ideal environment for fraudsters and money…
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Cybersecurity: Red Cross Attack Exposes Data of Over 515,000 Vunerable People
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for assisting war victims, hackers broke into…
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December 2021’s Most Wanted Malware: Trickbot, Emotet and the Log4j plague
In Check Point Research of January 12, 2022, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of…
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Mozilla Launches Facebook Pixel Hunt to Reveal How You’re Tracked Online
Mozilla researchers announced the commencement of their “Facebook Pixel Hunt” investigation this week, which aims to follow the company’s massive…
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Cybersecurity: 4 Fiber Predictions That Will Shape South Africa in 2022
If there’s one thing that the year 2021 has taught us, it’s that nothing can be taken for granted. The…
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How online privacy and security will look like in 2022
In many ways, 2021 was a watershed moment for online privacy. Apple released an update in April 2021 that allowed…
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LastPass users report accounts were likely compromised
Some LastPass password manager users revealed this week that they received emails from LastPass stating that logins to their accounts…
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Cybercriminals can invade a smart home. Here’s how
People adore smart devices but are unconcerned about their security What if “Home Alone” had been released in theaters today?…
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How to Bolster Data Security
Given the realities of recent years, the majority of work is now done from home. All businesses that allow you…
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Over 500,000 Android Users Downloaded a New Joker Malware App from Play Store
A malicious Android app with over 500,000 downloads from the Google Play app store has been discovered to be hosting…
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UK Lawmakers: Facebook, Google Responsible for Online Scam Advertisements, Cyberflashing
A cross-party group of British lawmakers has said that Google, Facebook, and other online services should be held legally accountable…
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Volvo Cars Suffers Cyberattack, Confirms R&D Data Stolen
Volvo, the Swedish automaker, announced on Friday that hackers had stolen research and development data from its systems in a…
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A New Minecraft Bug is Threatening Brands Around the World
A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool — one that was quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft…
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Kenyan businesses face around 1400 cyberattacks each week
Cyberattacks on businesses around the world have increased by 29% this year. This growing threat in Africa is being driven…
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Cyberattacks against organizations has increased by 13%
According to Orange Cyberdefense, Europe’s largest managed security services provider, there has been a 13% increase in cyberattacks on enterprises…
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Google Shuts Down Cybercrime Network Infecting 1 Million Devices Worldwide
Google announced Tuesday that it is shutting down a network of approximately one million hijacked electronic devices used worldwide to…
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South Africa’s Cyber Extortion Crime Situation
The KnowBe4 and ITWeb Ransomware Survey investigated the South African organization and discovered that ransomware and cybercrime are increasingly affecting…
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Security is still a major issue for women in Africa’s gig economy
Women in Africa are using online platforms as a critical source of income now more than ever. Jumia, Africa’s largest…
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Pegasus Scandal: Israel Releases Stricter Requirements for Use of Its Cyber Tech Exports
On Monday, Israel stated that countries interested in purchasing its cyber technologies would be required to commit to using them…
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Firefox Monitor is planning to remove personal information from the Internet
Firefox Monitor, Mozilla’s password breach detection service, could be used to remove personal information from the Internet in the near…
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The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Yourself from Gift Card Scams This Festive Season
Checking off that gift list this holiday season will look a little different than in previous years. Many shoppers intend…
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Cybersecurity: NSO Group Spyware hacks the iPhones of At Least 9 US State Officials
According to four people familiar with the situation, at least nine US State Department employees’ Apple iPhones were hacked by…
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DeFi protocol BadgerDAO suffers $120M loss
BadgerDAO, a DeFi protocol, has been the victim of a large hack. The protocol’s users were robbed of $120.3 million,…
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Cybersecurity: Compromised Google Cloud Platform Instances Are Being Used To Mine Crypto
Google has released a new cybersecurity report warning about how compromised Google Cloud instances are being leveraged by cryptocurrency miners…
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Online payment fraud to increase by 208% amid the Black Friday season
In the run-up to Black Friday, there was an increase in phishing assaults that looked like e-payment pages. From September…
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Targeted Malware is Proliferating in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria
According to the newest danger landscape trends data from internet security firm Kaspersky, South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria are experiencing…
