Despite progressive cyber crime laws, the lack of skills and resources lead to a significantly low conviction rate and ever-escalating cyber attacks.
Scammer Arrests, Spar Lawsuit and Nedbank Exit Mark Busy Week in SA Business and Governance
In this week's tech news roundup, South African authorities this week arrested dozens of suspected international investment scammers in Johannesburg, while major corporate and government developments unfolded elsewhere. Retailer Spar confirmed it is facing a R168.7 million lawsuit from a major franchisee over a failed SAP system rollout, as Home Affairs welcomed a court challenge to its sharp increase in identity verification fees.
Six alleged bogus investment scammers, together with 25 call centre agents, arrested for contravening the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act.
A joint operation in Lenasia results in the successful seizure of hundreds of illegal streaming devices valued at over R500 000.
ITWeb TV: Tales from the cyber front line #91
Expert digital forensics auditor professor Danny Myburgh, MD of Cyanre, provides an overview of the latest cyber crime trends he’s seeing being committed in South Africa. He also details some of the cases he’s worked on and the entry paths and skills needed to get into the field of digital forensics.
The Hawks arrest a 21-year-old man in connection with the alleged leaking of the 2024 matric results.
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube vows to take decisive action against those guilty of leaking the 2024 matric results to third-parties.
The public works and infrastructure department enlists the Hawks and State Security Agency, as it tries to curb further losses due to what it terms a “Sage breach”.
Multimillion-rand financial losses at Postbank prompt communications minister Solly Malatsi to call on the Hawks to bring the criminals to book.
Police arrest 48 suspects involved in the illicit operation and seize over two million SIM cards in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
A joint operation by law enforcement, MultiChoice and Irdeto results in the arrest of alleged video streaming pirates.
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure minister enlists law enforcement agencies and cyber security experts to investigate.
The case against convicted businessman Karabo Phungula was remanded to 24 March for sentencing.
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