Major spike in SA cyber attacks, over 10 000 attempts a day - security company

Malware attacks in South Africa increased by 22% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, according to global cyber security company Kaspersky Lab.

Furthermore, Android mobile phones in SA are the second most targeted in the world in terms of banking malware. Russia faces the most. "In many countries – especially in Africa - we see a lack of awareness of this threat to critical infrastructure. Many of these facilities are not aware that they are exposed to cyber risk and can be controlled if hacked," said Hasbini.A global survey conducted by Kasperksy for 2018 indicated that cyber incidents are becoming bigger and more difficult to stop.

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