Stalkerware affects one out of every 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria, according to Kaspersky Research. The same report reveals that similar malware impacts every four out of 100 South Africans.
“Even though these numbers might seem low, especially when it comes to stalkerware, it bears mentioning that this form of attack is focused on specific individuals,” says Lehan van den Heever, Enterprise Cyber Security Advisor for Kaspersky in Africa.
“So, unlike general malware that is distributed on a massive scale, stalkerware is a more personal crime that has life and death consequences for the individual affected, for example, a perpetrator can track down their estranged partner with ill intentions, or human trafficking rings targeting children.”
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ransomware that has forced them to suspend and delay appointments with users, and to attend with paper and pen to many job seekers.
The public body itself acknowledged incidents on its Twitter profile. Sources from the Ministry of Labor
have confirmed to an attack with Ryuk, one of the most prevalent
ransomware families in recent years.
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Lehan van den Heever is an enterprise cybersecurity adviser for global cybersecurity company Kaspersky in Africa. Kaspersky provides general and specialised security solutions for all tiers of end users: from consumers to private companies and public institutions around the world.
2020 was a bumper year for cybercriminals, and this boom is expected to continue into 2021, says Van den Heever. The change in the digital security landscape was profound when the Covid pandemic hit. Its indirect effects include sales of virtual private network (VPN) services or digital communications tools such as Zoom going through the roof as people retreated into their homes. But, he warns, where the people go, so too do the opportunistic cyb