In-the-Wild threats

South Africa
Hackers steal millions using free-trial platforms
According to a recent article by MyBroadband, hackers in South Africa have stolen resources worth millions using the free-trial Microsoft and Salesforce platforms.

SA law firm ordered to pay R5.5 million to hacked victim
An article by IoL reported that a South African High Court Judge has ordered SA’s biggest law firm to pay out a house buyer who lost money after her email communications to them had been hacked.

International

Twitter Data Breach
Twitter has experienced a data breach affecting 400 million users, according to a recent article published by Wired. The hackers were then selling the data since the end of 2022.

Vulnerability Ion Attack
Hackers have been targeting a VMware security vulnerability, as mentioned in an article by Bloomberg. VMware is a well-known virtual software used by many businesses and individuals around the world.