Category: Security News

South Africa Law on Cyber Crime

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View the Full text of legislation and regulations affecting the internet in South Africa View the Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime (used as a guideline for developing SA’s national legislation) More on CoE Cybercrime projects and framework for international cooperation View the Definitions of Cybercrime View the Electronic Communications and Transactions Amendment Bill, 2012 […]

Hackers Compromise 2 Million Facebook, Twitter and Gmail Accounts

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More than 2 million accounts have been compromised from popular sites such as Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn after malware captured login credentials from users worldwide, according to a new report. According to web security firm Trustwave, hackers have stolen login usernames and passwords across various sites in the past month with the help […]

Hackers Steal R42 Million in Cyber Bank Robbery

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The first major cybercrime of 2012 has taken place in South Africa, with hackers made off with about R42 million from Postbank, which is state-owned and part of the South African post office. According to the Sunday Times, the hackers used stolen login details for a Postbank teller and a call center agent to transfer […]

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