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Apple, Dell and Nvidia have supply chains in China and rely on components manufactured.

Pegasus spyware: The dark side of global surveillance

The shadowy, unregulated spyware industry is enabling authoritarian regimes around the world and is a threat to civil liberties

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Israel uses spyware, weapons and agritech to buy influence in Africa

Israel reaps diplomatic benefits through chequebook diplomacy and questionable support for dictators

(John McCann/M&G)

Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial

Bukelwa Kwinana, who was expected to plead guilty to ‘business email compromise’ cyber fraud, disappeared moments before pleading

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back. (John McCann/M&G)

The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back

Discovery Bank and FlySafair announced improvements that enable consumers to book flights using a banking app and pay for flight extras through Whatsapp.

Firm tied to WhatsApp spying previously flagged in SA

South Africa is among the 45 countries where suspected spyware infections using a tool developed by NSO Group were identified

The British government holds the Kremlin ultimately responsible for the cyber campaign. (Reuters)

Britain, Australia accuse Russian spies of global cyber attack

Operatives from Russia’s GRU arm carried out various ‘reckless and indiscriminate’ high-profile online attacks, says the UK’s foreign secretary

Pegasus works on phones running Android, BlackBerry OS, and iOS operating software. (Reuters)

South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware

Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security