Kaspersky reports phishing attacks grow by 40% in 2023
By Staff Writer 12 March 2024Kaspersky has revealed some of the findings from its annual analysis of the spam and phishing threat landscape - and what is being done to fight the scourge of scams. FULL STORY >
Package undelivered: Kaspersky warns of scams targeting courier service users in South Africa
By Staff Writer 3 August 2023Kaspersky experts have detected a wave in scams related to the RAM courier service in South Africa: fraudsters are employing deceptive tactics to trick unsuspecting users into divulging their financial... FULL STORY >
Kaspersky reveals top-three vacation-season scams
By Staff Writer 7 July 2023Fraudsters are hard at work running travel scams as he international vacation season ramps up, according to Kaspersky. Here are some of the most common ones to watch out for. FULL STORY >
Can your business resist a cyber attack?
By Staff Writer 24 May 2023The Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023 reveals that 85% of global organisations experienced a cyber-attack last year. With 76% experiencing an attack in 2021, cybercrime is on the rise and has led to 85% of organisations increasing their data... FULL STORY >
How to spot job-hunting scams
By Staff Writer 24 May 2023Kaspersky has compiled a few tips to help those looking for jobs to spot scammers and mitigate against the risk of being successfully targeted by phishing attacks. FULL STORY >
Online romance scams surge as criminals cash in on lonely South Africans
By Industry Contributor 9 February 2023Catfishing, sextortion, phishing and other romance scams are big business for fraudsters. Carey van Vlaanderen, Chief Executive Officer at ESET Southern Africa says knowing how to spot red flags can mean the difference... FULL STORY >
Cyber-Wellness Means Cyber-Aware
By Staff Writer 4 August 2022Tired? Stressed? Distracted? The overwhelm of 2022 is affecting how people respond to cybersecurity threats. FULL STORY >
Phishing and scams expanding significantly this year
By Staff Writer 2 August 2022Phishing and scams have hit the roof with a 234% increase in the number of detections in Africa in Q2 2022, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Social Media Warnings and Fake Giveaways – New Ways Hackers Are Targeting Your Data
By Staff Writer 2 August 2022A recent scam offering believable Heineken beer giveaways for Father’s Day was actually collecting personal details such as birthdates, emails, addresses, names, and more. FULL STORY >
Human Resources most mistaken as source in phishing attacks
By Staff Writer 26 July 2022In phishing tests conducted on business emails, more than half of the subject lines clicked imitated Human Resources communications. FULL STORY >
The greatest phishing fails of 2022 surfaces
By Staff Writer 10 June 2022KnowBe4 has released its latest report on top-clicked phishing emails of 2022 – with some eye-opening findings. FULL STORY >
Phish me tender, phish me true, these phish are all for you
By Staff Writer 19 April 2022Phishing remains the most successful threat action when it comes to data breaches, successful hacks and social engineering. Anna Collard from KnowBe4 Africa explains why, and what you can do. FULL STORY >
Quick, cheap and dangerous: how scammers are creating thousands of fake pages using phishing kits
By Staff Writer 1 April 2022Kaspersky researchers have revealed that in 2021 they blocked 1.2 million individual phishing pages based on 469 phishing kits — which are ready-made fake page templates, that allow... FULL STORY >
Too scared - Revealing the insecurity of people and security
By Staff Writer 10 March 2022KnowBe4 did a survey of security habits around the world and unpacked how people behaved, and the mistakes they made. The results were revealing. FULL STORY >
Will you be my romance scam?
By Staff Writer 11 February 2022Love it or loathe it, Valentines Day is synonomous with sweetness, but these scams accompanying the occasion definitely leave a bitter taste. FULL STORY >
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