‘GHOST FINE’ PARADISE Aarto changes how SA pays traffic fines while scammers score 5 min 5 By Jamie Benjamin
RINGING OFF THE HOOK SA’s anti-cellphone-scam systems are solid, but regulatory gaps mean enforcement sadly isn’t 7 min 3 By Yeshiel Panchia
DIGITAL VULNERABILITY Cybercrime’s double target — seniors and Gen Z in the firing line 3 min 1 By Lisakanya Venna
CYBERSECURITY GAP Data breaches and cyber vulnerabilities - SA's troubling lack of readiness revealed 5 min 0 By Yeshiel Panchia
HUMAN TRAFFICKING Forced to run cyber scams, beaten and tortured, 23 South Africans rescued from forced labour camp in Myanmar 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
CONSUMER ALERT AI-powered scams drain South Africans’ bank accounts — here’s how to protect your money 2 min 10 By Yeshiel Panchia
CYBERCRIME Bybit’s $1.4-billion heist is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency security systems 4 min 1 By Yeshiel Panchia
CYBERCRIME CRACKDOWN International law enforcement operation targets group of cybercrime websites 1 min 0 By Reuters
RISK FACTORS IN 2025 2025's triple threats — disinformation, climate change and cybercrime 3 min 0 By Marthinus Botes
DATA LEAK Hawks, State Security roped in to probe possible breach of 2024 matric results 2 min 15 By Lerato Mutsila
TANGLED WEB The code to uncovering cryptocrime remains tricky 12 years after Silk Road 4 min 0 By Marthinus Botes
Maverick News Gauteng NPA achieves remarkable 91.9% conviction rate amid challenges in corruption prosecutions 3 min 1 By Michelle Banda
THE CONVERSATION How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone 4 min 0 By Nathan Schneider
ONLINE THREAT Sextortion — frantic teens trapped by blackmailers on social media 5 min 4 By Neesa Moodley
WAR BY PROXIES Cyberattackers use easily available tools to target media sites, threaten press freedom 8 min 0 By Jonathan Rozen
CYBERCRIME Laptops seized, officials suspended as probe reveals cybercrooks stole R300m from public works department 4 min 9 By Caryn Dolley
SCAM CENTRES Cybercrime goes corporate — there are ways to protect your company 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
GUEST ESSAY Crime bytes — how easily you can be lured by criminal scammers without even realising 5 min 2 By Steven Boykey Sidley
THE CONVERSATION Not so fast! Watch out for these psychological techniques used by scammers — and how to protect yourself 5 min 1 By Mike Johnstone and Georgia Psaroulis
GROUNDUP The Big Issue at risk of closure following R600,000 cyber scam 4 min 3 By Ashraf Hendriks for GroundUp
