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Evidence of High Amounts of Corporate Data Circulating the Dark Web

Almost 40,000 dark web posts relating to the sale of internal corporate information have been uncovered. It has been observed by cybersecurity experts that an average of 1,731 dark web messages per month about the sale, purchase and distribution of...

Beware These Fake Digital Vaccine Passports Being Sold Online in SA

Nearly two years into the battle against COVID-19 over 3 billion people around the globe and over 15 million in South Africa are now fully vaccinated. “As governments continue their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and encourage vaccination,...

With IoT in Healthcare on the Rise, Security Must Be A Priority says Fortinet

South Africa is poised to start benefiting from a plethora of healthcare technologies that could dramatically improve patient care at a lower cost, boost preventative healthcare, and take the best medical practitioners virtually to the most underserved regions of...

Beware: The Top 5 Cybercrime Schemes Running Amid the Tokyo Olympics

After an unprecedented year-long delay, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics began in earnest last week. This time, all the events will take place with no spectators, which reduces physical risks – in terms of health and from a cybersecurity point...

EA Games Struck by Massive Hack, FIFA 2021 Source Code on Dark Web

Gaming mega-publisher EA has been struck by a massive data hack. The hackers responsible have absconded with the source code for the hugely popular FIFA 21, as well as the source code for EA's Frostbite Engine - the game-running...

Over 500,000 Zoom Accounts Sold on the Dark Web

Over 500,000 Zoom accounts are being sold on the dark web and hacker forums for less than $0.01, and in some cases, given away for free, via Bleeping Computer. These credentials are gathered through credential stuffing attacks where cybercriminals attempt...

Telegram: The new channel of choice for conducting cybercrime

The Dark Web is a hive of illicit activity. From illegal guns and drug dealing to the Ransomware-as-a-Service programs, buyers and sellers can use this medium to trade and exchange both knowledge and products. The take-down of such Dark Web...

ESET, Microsoft and FBI take down cybercrime operation

On Tuesday 5 December 2017, security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with Microsoft and law enforcement agencies – the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, Europol, and other stakeholders in cybersecurity – revealed that they have taken down a...

Cybercrime finds a way despite dark web shutdowns

The law enforcement operations that took down the AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces were meant to strike a sizable blow to the online trade of illegal goods and services. Frequenters of these services might now think twice before placing their...

Dark Web’s Marketplace, Alphabay, Disappears: What Next?

The AlphaBay dark web marketplace has been inaccessible since 05 Jul 2017. With no substantive explanation from the site’s owners, users have speculated that either an exit scam (where administrators steal user cryptocurrency deposited to the marketplace and shut...
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Offboarded Employees and ITAM – It Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess

As today’s workplace shifted to digital, companies often focus heavily on onboarding, but what happens when an employee decides...
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