Global cyber security company Kaspersky Lab said on average, over 13,000 attempted cyber-attacks occur in South Africa every day.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans have once again been warned to be careful in cyberspace with a 22% increase in malware attacks in the country in the first quarter of this year.
The organisation said android phones were the second most targeted in the world in terms of banking malware.“Unfortunately, there’s no silver bullet other than to be aware that, generally, if someone is asking you to do something that requires money, then don’t do it.”
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