Category Archives: Criminal Law / Crime

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Festive Season Cybercrime Alert: Tips from SARS

“Cyber Attack: An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.” (CSRC – Computer Security Resource Center) South African businesses, already facing significant risk of cyberattacks, have been warned to […]

Bynumbers Cybercrime

Fraudsters are Everywhere: Cybercrime up 667% since Lockdown

There has been a surge in internet scams over the past three months – from malware, phishing and ransomware to obtaining your log-in details. Take extra precautions such as dual authorisations for payment, carefully validate new beneficiaries and get your IT staff or consultants to regularly check that no malware is loaded onto your IT […]