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Social engineering

Jul 30, 2021

Experts warn against posting COVID-19 vaccination card online

By posting images of their vaccination cards on social media, people expose themselves to a broad range of cyber risks, warn security experts.

Sibahle Malinga

Jun 1, 2021

Social media data shows negative impact of vaccine suspension

Levels of vaccine hesitancy on social media increased after the temporary halt of SA’s vaccination programme in April, says BrandsEye.

Sibahle Malinga

Department of Health

May 27, 2021

Ongoing challenges with online COVID vaccine register

The health department’s Dr Nicholas Crisp admits to system issues with government’s online registration portal for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

COVID-19 vaccine

May 18, 2021

Hotline opens for COVID-19 vaccine registration

Citizens 60 years and above can now self-register to be vaccinated by calling the COVID-19 toll-free hotline, says the national health department.

Department of Health

Apr 21, 2021

Online COVID vaccine register leaves senior citizens frustrated

Some seniors vent on social media as government’s online COVID-19 vaccine registration portal fails to deliver registration SMSes, as promised.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Feb 2, 2021

Ramaphosa applauds MTN’s COVID-19 vaccine drive

President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded Africa’s biggest mobile operator for leading the efforts in making the COVID-19 vaccine available on the continent.

COVID-19 vaccine

Jan 4, 2021

SA to use barcodes to track and trace COVID-19 vaccines

Government moves to establish an electronic data system to manage and surveil coronavirus vaccines.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 10, 2020

Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine documents hacked

Documents relating to the regulatory submission for the vaccine candidate, stored on a European Medicines Agency server, have been unlawfully accessed.

COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 4, 2020

Cyber criminals target COVID-19 vaccine supply chains

Cyber actors are sending phishing e-mails to organisations involved in vaccine storage and transport to harvest account credentials, says IBM.

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