10 results
- 1 Feb 2024
7 Scams to Watch Out for in 2024
As technology gets more advanced, fraudsters are also getting better at deceiving and stealing from us. In 2024, scammers have some new tricks up their sleeve, such as deepfake impersonation. That is…
- 16 Mar 2026
PwC Warns Nigeria Telcos of AI Fraud Risks
Telecom companies should invest in sophisticated anti-fraud tools that employ machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance detection and response times while conducting regular audits…
- 24 Mar 2026
Nigerians Lose N12.5Bn to AI-Driven Scams- PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), global professional services network, has reported that Nigerians lost about N12.5 billion from 2019 to 2023, through escalating digital fraud schemes. AI-driven scams…
- 29 Sept 2025
Firm Highlights Biometric, Signature Risks as Phishing Evolves with AI and Stealth
Kaspersky detected and blocked over 142 million phishing link clicks in Q2 2025, a 3.3% increase globally and a 25.7% increase in Africa from Q1. Currently, phishing is going through a shift driven…
- 12 May 2025
Why Even the Most Experienced can Fall Victim of AI Phishing Attacks
The evolution of AI is not only affecting various industries, but it has also transformed cybercriminals’ tactics. One alarming trend is the use of AI to enhance phishing scams, refining them,…
- 30 Oct 2025
Deepfakes: The Next Human Vulnerability for Businesses?
By Ben Jacob, Tech Lead EMEA, Sophos Red Team at Sophos Synthetic audio and video generation technologies, known as deepfakes, have reached a critical threshold. Once mostly limited to social media…
- 5 Apr 2024
Beware of Deepfakes in the AI Age, Warns Kaspersky
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies in recent years is providing threat actors with sophisticated new tools to perpetrate their attacks. One of…
- 8 Dec 2023
Six Menacing AI Threats List You Need to know
By the end of this year already, the market for artificial intelligence (AI) in South Africa is projected to reach a size of $2.4 billion, showing an annual growth rate of 21% between now and 2030.…
- 2 Dec 2019
Cybercriminals Turn to Deepfakes, Target Enterprise Networks
The year 2020 will see a new level of cyber-attacks – fake audio-visuals are forecast to be increasingly used by criminals as a social engineering tactic to extort money from companies and…
- 20 Dec 2018
10 Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2019
Biometric hacking, an increase in phishing attacks and sophisticated use of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top cyber security threats to be expected in 2019, as attackers stop at nothing…