Experian said it had notified the relevant authorities and engaged with industry bodies over the incident, though it added 'no consumer credit or consumer financial information was obtained'.
Cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky issued a statement on Monday titled Silence before the storm about potential malware attacks on major banks in the sub-Saharan Africa region.
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre released its 2018 stats on banking-related crime.
According to incidents reported to Sabric between 2014 and December this year, 53 stokvel robberies were reported with 77% of these incidents having taken place during the festive period.
Two vans transporting money were bombed in separate incidents - one in Hartbeespoort and the other in Pretoria - just a few minutes apart.
The centre says it’s working with cash-in-transit companies and the police to create strategies to combat these crimes.
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Credit card fraud has decreased by 28.6 percent from losses of R353 million in 2014 to R252 million this year.
Card swapping, skimming, shoulder surfing & associated robberies remain prevalent around ATM machines.
Sabric says people are being duped by an old email scam that’s now resurfaced.
Gauteng has been hit by at least 11 mall robberies in the last month.
New statistics reveal a 33 percent increase in bank customers being robbed.
With tech advances, it is becoming difficult to keep personal info away from criminals.
A businessman revealed how his bank statements were sold off allegedly by bank employees.
Sabric's Kalyani Pillay says a man was arrested for using a cloned card in Cape Town.
Sabric says more banks are making use of a blue dye which taints cash during ATM blasts.
Sabric says fraudsters are tricking computer owners into giving out their personal details.
Criminals behind the spike in ATM bombings in the WC remain at large.
