On Friday, 7 January it was announced that Johann Steynberg, the fugitive CEO of Mirror Trading International (MTI) had been arrested in Brazil on 29 December 2021. Steynberg fled South…
Latest posts - Page 3
How Africrypt became the next big crypto scam
Imagine a child prodigy and early bitcoin adopter starting a company from his bedroom in 2013. Then his brother joins forces with him in 2019 to create a company that’s…
Caught in the crossfire – Scams, scammers and the scammed
A big chunk of my attention has been sucked into tracking a scam since 2019. Not because I invested any money in it but because I’ve been caught in the…
Free articles for your website or spam scam?
On Tuesday 16 March 2021, I received this message via my website’s contact form. The message is well-written and didn’t trigger any spam filters. I was still a bit skeptical…
Is die keiser eintlik kaal?
In Sondag, 14 Februarie se Rapport skryf Prof. Jannie Rossouw (“Die dag toe SA sy ponde ruil vir rande“) oor Suid Afrika se eerse silwermunte van 1961. Dié silwermunte is…
Can WhatsApp really steal your data?
WhatsApp recently bungled their terms and conditions update as covered in my recent The Great WhatsApp Trek article. Following the uproar and exodus of users, WhatsApp has decided to postpone…
Crypto assets to be regulated as financial products
Should cryptocurrencies be classified as financial products?
The Great WhatsApp Trek – Why Users Are Flocking to Telegram and Signal
The recent terms and conditions update has left WhatsApp with a bit of a public relations issue. Despite the company sharing data with Facebook since 2016 if users didn’t opt-out,…
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Has Failed in South Africa
Following my previous two articles on the COVID Alert SA app – a deep dive review of the COVID Alert SA app and then, whether technology is the right solution…
Is Technology The Answer To COVID-19 Contact Tracing In South Africa?
Following my security audit of the COVID Alert SA app with the White Noise Podcast, I was invited by Joe Emilio to talk to him about the need for a…