Consumer Ombud seeks fair resolution

In the first nine months since the appointment of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman, Advocate Neville Melville, in June 2013, the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) dealt with 4 281 cases against retailers and suppliers. Between 1 June 2013 and 31 March...

E-stores come under phishing attack in March

Despite the increased share of phishing attacks on online stores, the most frequently attacked category of organisation was still social networking sites (23,5%). In March, users of LinkedIn risked giving away their personal data as a result of phishing scams. There...

Microsoft warns of new IE vulnerability

Microsoft has released a new security advisory regarding a potential vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) reported by FireEye, and currently under investigation. The software vendor reports that it is working closely with FireEye to investigate the reported...

New record for nano-engineering

National Geographic Kids has claimed its ninth Guinness World Records title for the Smallest Magazine Cover, using patented technology from IBM, at the US Science & Engineering Festival in Washington. To create the record-setting cover, IBM scientists invented a...

New CEO, new direction for Nokia

Having completed the sale of substantially all of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft on 25 April, Nokia has appointed a new CEO and unveiled its strategy and direction going forward. The company has announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri as president...

Bitcoin cybercrime on the increase

The popularity of financial malware targeting Bitcoin grew in 2013, according to the Financial Cyber Threats in 2013 study carried out by Kaspersky Lab. The number of attacks targeting the crypto-currency increased more than 2,5 times and accounted for 8,3-million...