Department of Justice hack — all backups gone and R33 million ransom demanded
The hackers that attacked the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s (DOJ&CD) systems earlier this month managed to encrypt all of its backups and...
Scamming a scammer — we chatted up a fraudster to see what would happen
A MyBroadband researcher recently played along with an obvious advance-fee scam email and gained insight into how these con-men trick victims into parting with...
R2.9 million stolen from FNB bank account with R5,000 limit
FNB has been denied damages after demanding R2.9 million from a client who says he fell victim to an online scam. At the heart...
Why legal professionals can’t afford to keep making cybersecurity mistakes
Would you be shocked to learn that more than half of legal professionals have sent at least one email to the wrong person? This...
