Following a password leak, Twitter has blocked millions of compromised accounts
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 10 June 2016An estimated 32 million Twitter account passwords were leaked recently, prompting the company to block several million user accounts. FULL STORY >
Hack.Jozi Challenge selects Joburg’s top ten digital ideas
By Press Release 3 May 2016The top ten of the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge has been announced. The varied ideas include ways for parents to reduce screen time for their children, a free pick up and drop off laundry service and an online platform to upload or... FULL STORY >
Razer details first batch of games for OSVR headset dev kit
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 1 March 2016One of the VR headset makers absent at this year's MWC, Razer has finally detailed the developer kit for its OSVR offering, with a number of games in tow. FULL STORY >
City of Joburg offers R5m in startup support for Jozi digital innovators
By Press Release 25 February 2016With prizes valued at R5m worth of support including R1m for the winner and R350 000 for two runners up and a boot camp for the top 100 ideas, you might just want to share your great digital ideas that can transform your... FULL STORY >
Haxposure: an emerging threat with important implications
By Staff Writer 4 February 2016This combination of criminal data theft via hacking and public exposure of internal secrets represents an emerging threat, which ESET has dubbed haxposure. FULL STORY >
Trend Micro finds Uber accounts for sale on the Deep Web
By Staff Writer 4 February 2016In a report that Trend Micro researchers put together for US news channel CNBC, the security company found that Uber accounts are worth more on the Deep Web than stolen credit card information. The Deep Web serves as an underground market... FULL STORY >
BT helps global financial industry keep data secure with new ethical hacking service
By Staff Writer 17 September 2015BT announces the global launch of “BT Assure Ethical Hacking for Finance”, a new security service designed to test the exposure of financial services organisations to cyber-attacks. FULL STORY >
Winners of #BreakMakeCreate15 Hackathon
By Staff Writer 10 September 2015Hellocomputer has announced the winners of this weekend’s Break.Make.Create.hackathon (#BreakMakeCreate15) held in Johannesburg over the weekend. FULL STORY >
Ashley Madison represents new darker stage of cyber hacking
By Staff Writer 9 September 2015In late July, Avid Life Media (ALM) – owners of online dating site Ashley Madison – confirmed it had been the victim of a massive data breach, potentially exposing the personal details and identities of millions of Ashley Madison... FULL STORY >
R150, 000 prize up for grabs for the first ever 72-hour women’s hackathon winner and technology conference
By Staff Writer 24 August 2015The Cortex Hub, an East London based ICT business incubator will be hosting South Africa’s first ever 72-hour women’s hackathon and technology conference. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky Lab: "Darkhotel" cyberespionage group boosts attacks with exploit leaked from hacking team
By Staff Writer 12 August 2015Following the public leak of files belonging to Hacking Team – the company known for selling “legal spyware” to some governments and law enforcement agencies – a number of cyberespionage... FULL STORY >
SA Innovation Summit Hackathon - Help us find solutions to early learning challenges
By Staff Writer 30 July 2015To add to the already exciting lineup of the SA Innovation Summit, we are hosting a 24-hour hackathon from 15:00 on Friday, 28 August 2015 to 15:00 on Saturday, 29 August 2015 at the Cape Town Stadium in Green... FULL STORY >
Coders using technology to solve Early Childhood Development problems
By Staff Writer 10 July 2015Cape Town coders and creative thinkers teamed up on the weekend with key players in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector to find practical and low-cost technology solutions to key challenges in the sector. FULL STORY >
Jozi innovators asked to find solutions to city’s problems for a R5 million prize
By Staff Writer 25 February 2015Joburgers love to complain. If it’s not about load shedding or traffic, it’s about the potholes or city billing issues. Well, here’s your chance to do something about the city’s problems. The #Hack.Jozi... FULL STORY >
Hacking Health hackathon heading to Cape Town
By Staff Writer 14 January 2014UCT will host the Hacking Health 2014 healthcare innovation hackathon in Cape Town on 24 & 25 January 2014. FULL STORY >
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