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Changes to electricity meters in South Africa – what you should know

The software for all prepaid electricity meters in South Africa will expire in 2024. Prepaid metering software must be updated or customers won’t be able to recharge their meters with new tokens; a...

South Africa’s biggest bank warns of new scams targeting customers

Over the past year, South Africans have faced increased risk when it comes to becoming a victim of fraud, according to data from the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service.

South Africa under cyber attack: ransomware doubles in a year

South African government departments, organisations across industry sectors regardless of size, and individuals face the constant risk of being victims of a cyber attack. While this is not a unique...

These are the 5 most effective scam emails – the ones people find most confusing

Phishing simulator data from Kaspersky Security Awareness Platform shows that workers tend not to notice pitfalls hidden in emails devoted to corporate issues and delivery problem notifications.

Welcome to the dark web – where a hacked Netflix account sells for the same price as a South African passport

Cybersecurity company NordVPN has analyzed one of the dark web markets with total illegal sales reaching R270.4 million to date – showing that South African passports are the fourth cheapest globally.

Hello dear: Beware these investment scams in South Africa

The rising cost of living continues to tighten its grip on the economy, giving scammers, fraudsters and hustlers the green light to prey on those desperate enough (and potentially unaware of the da...

JSE-listed fintech reports earnings surge

Fintech group Capital Appreciation highlighted strong acceleration in business activity in reporting financial results for the year ended March 2022., adding that it has a strong pipeline going int...