Monday Morning Spice
Cyberattack spreads across world. More dead in CT club war. Startup raises $500m to build Matrix. Trump’s backlash surprise. Wikileaks’ $100k for Comey tapes. Diana’s lover heart attack. Beckham buying island. The Crown loses. N.Korea did it again.
Local Businesses List Their Biggest Stresses For 2017 (No, It’s Not Zuma)
Another year, another list of impending challenges for both companies and individuals – but this time, two new sources of stress for local businesses have entered the realm and altogether it’s not looking pretty.
Sony Hack Reveals Private Emails About Angelina Jolie Being A ‘Minimally Talented Spoiled Brat’
The Sony cyber hackers have struck again…This time Angelina Jolie has been the subject of their attack. Leaked emails has branded her some not-so-nice things…by some pretty high-profile people…
This Is How North Korea Hacked Into SONY’s Servers
Cyber warfare can be best described by quiet dudes bashing on keyboards…this time an attack has gone public. Lets see what happens next
Yislaaik: Someone Was Just Arrested In Cape Town For Internet Piracy
Unlucky! A South African man was accused of uploading a film to The Pirate Bay, and has since been arrested, according to CEO of the Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), Corné Guldenpfennig.
Another Company Falls Prey To A Massive BitCoin Cyber-Heist
BIPS is one of the largest European Bitcoin payment processors. And just last week, they were the victim of a huge Bitcoin heist, which saw them lose 1,295 Bitcoin – currently worth R10 million.
Pentagon Says Certain Hacks Constitute ‘Acts of War’
The Pentagon is due to publically release it’s first formal cyber strategy next month, and the understanding is that it’s going to be classifying some kinds of computer sabotage as acts of war; apparently, a serious enough computer attack could be interpreted as a “use of force” that would warrant physical retaliation.