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Zimbabwe among most targeted in cyber attacks
Zimbabwe is increasingly becoming a hotspot for cyberattacks, with experts warning of rising threats to data security and urging urgent action to strengthen the country's digital defences.Spea...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Cyber hackers target Zimbabwe's national emails and websites
ZIMBABWE is facing a serious digital threat as international cyber hackers intensify their attacks on government, educational and business websites. This year, several Zimbabwean websites have been de...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:36hrs | 72 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe needs own cybersecurity statistics
Zimbabwe has recently experienced a troubling rise in cyber attacks affecting almost everyone, with the latest affecting local entities like banks. At a recent Cybersecurity Conference in Harare, Mini...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 15:39hrs | 162 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zuj condemns harassment of journalists
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (Zuj) has condemned a recent wave of harassment, cyber attacks, and intimidation of journalists by State and non-State actors, describing it as an existential threat ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
How organisation can prevent cyber attacks
Ninety-five percent of cyber breaches come from only three industries in 2016 - government, retail, and technology. The reason is not necessarily because these industries are less diligent in their pr...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:49hrs | 12 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ToThe Zimbabwe Security Exchange Commission (SEC)
Zimbabwe has a relatively well-developed digital economy with nine financial institutions listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). With the introduction of the Cyber Security and the Data Protecti...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
VPN will allow citizens to by-pass government internet censorship
On the 23rd of August 2023, Zimbabwe will be having its national election and history indicates that Zimbabwe's elections are marred with violence, intimidation and censorship. With over four bi...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 12:09hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Fraudsters registering fake domains including for Zimbabwe passports
A fraudster has registered http://zimpassports.online to defraud Zimbabweans who are desperate for the elusive Zimbabwean passport.According to the website https://who.is, whoever registered t...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Jacob Mutisi
Cyberbullies are Cowards
Am I the only one receiving cyber attacks on social media? What can you do if you are a target of cyberattacks? In this paper, the author would define what cyberbullying is and what cyberbullies a...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 8 | by Etiwel Mutero
Current digital banking trends in the US
Due to the pandemic, most industries across the globe have been forced to adapt and transform ways of doing business. Digitization has arguably been the most important tool for this, due to social dis...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:23hrs | 28 | by Staff Writer
'Zimbabweans careless online'
ICT experts in Zimbabwe say there is need to train workers and the general public on the dangers of Cyber-attacks as the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the need to work remotely. This has increased t...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a cyber army to protect our cyberspace
ImagIne a cyberattack on Zimbabwe's mobile money platforms, financial service networks and electronic payment platforms that include point of sale systems. These kinds of attacks have now become commo...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 12 | by Jacob Mutisi
Cyberwarfare is here
The USA has for the first time declared a cyber war on Iran, this is the first official Cyberwarfare, a true reflection that future wars will be fought on the cyberspace. Cyberwarfare is a term that d...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 20:50hrs | 10 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
How to avoid getting ripped off by a shady online casino
Online casinos have gained a lot of relevance- thanks to our jam-packed lifestyle and the ease that the online medium adds to the whole equation. However, many online casinos with ill motives have com...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 10:15hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Obert Gutu resolves to be a nice guy in 2019
MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu said that he has also been a victim of weird, vulgar, hateful and hurtful cyber attacks on social media but since his skin is as thick as an elephant's he has taken it ...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 20:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cabinet approves Cyber Crime bill
Cabinet has approved the principles for Cyber Protection, Data Protection and Electronic Transaction Bill, the Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa has revealed.Addressing a post ca...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 12:02hrs | 31 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How safe is data in 'cloud storage'?
Cyber attacks have become a new menace to the civilised world and seem upping the ante. The physics world appear at loss as how to deal with cyber attacks. Even some small countries in Africa ...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 16:16hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
'Chamisa's Russian rigging plot claims childish'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF has rubbished MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's claims that it was colluding with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in an elaborate plot to rig n...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC website susceptible to hacking
The security of Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) website, where prospective voters can check whether their names appear correctly on the voters' register, is under the spotlight, as the platform use...Published: 22 May 2018 at 14:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
How can businesses improve cyber security?
The word cybersecurity is now part of a daily concern for businesses as breaches continue to threaten t...Published: 02 May 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Agency
China, Russia and Iran helping Zimbabwe to set-up own NSA
COLOGNE - Zimbabwe is reportedly on the brink of setting up a powerful multi-million dollar sophisticated surveillance system facility, said to be similar in function to the National Security Agency (...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 07:13hrs | 32 | by Itai Mushekwe
Why Zimbabwe has a 'Minister of WhatsApp'
A spoof government notice hit social media as soon as President Robert Mugabe announced he had set up a new ministry responsible for Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation.Zimbabweans...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 09:52hrs | | by Shingai Nyoka
Jonathan Moyo email hacked
Professor Jonathan Moyo has been hit by a cyber attack that hacked into his gmail account. He has since reported the crime to relevant authorities.Moyo announced the hack on his twitter....Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 17:16hrs | | by Ndou Paul
We make sure no single seat for MDC-T in Mathebeleland! Come 2018 elections! DE-Campaigning started!
MDC-T should never get a single seat in Mathebeleland come 2018. We shall work hard to make sure they don't! We start the de-campaigning of the party MDC-T as from today until the Election Day! We say...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe universities hit by cyber attacks, bitcoins ransom demanded
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) allegedly suffered cyber attacks yesterday with the hackers demanding more than $6 billion to rest...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's navel-gazing national tour
In the past couple of months there has been a clear and increasing interest and scrutiny of the opposition leadership in Zimbabwe. The interest is informed by the reality that Zimbabwe faces n...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 05:20hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Red flag over Zimbabwe's biometric voter registration
Zimbabwe must not rush to implement nationwide biometric voter registration (BVR) before a pilot project, given the threat of hacking on technological infrastructure and the financial pitfalls tha...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 08:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's statement to the press, calls for March 22 protests
Introduction The party's national executive has just met, amid the context of a worsening national crisis and Zanu PF's attempt to steal the next election, ...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 13:02hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chances to restore Russia-U.S. relation after presidential elections - Putin
MOSCOW - Russia-U.S. relations may recover after the presidential elections in the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference in India's Goa on Sunday."I hope t...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Xinhua
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Benefits from Downloadable Music
What comes first emqondweni wakho when you think of buying umculo online?, uyazi I spoke to about 35 different people today on the ground and on social media platforms just to get a rough idea nje uku...Published: 19 May 2016 at 23:08hrs | 2 | by Dj-Sticha
Open Letter to Jabulani Sibanda on state security threats
Jabulani Sibanda, you need extra lessons on ‘State Security Threats' issues so that at least you can cease to mislead the generality of the public with opposition mantra that, the Government o...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Suitable Kajau
Zimbabwe Parliament website hacked
PARLIAMENT of Zimbabwe's website was last week hacked by cyber attackers identifying themselves Anonplus Anonymous.Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, yesterday confirmed the atta...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe state-owned website hacked by activist group
Zimbabwe's state-owned websites are again in the crosshairs of a hacktivist group, which is using Ddos attacks to make a point.On Friday, Anonymous Africa claimed to have attacked state-run ne...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Shaun Smillie
Chinese dismiss Snowden's stealth jet hack accusations
China dismissed accusations it stole F-35 stealth fighter plans as groundless on Monday, after documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on a cyber attack were published b...Published: 19 Jan 2015 at 12:22hrs | 14 | by Reuters
US to review North Korea terror status
Washington - The United States is mulling whether or not to place North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Sunday following th...Published: 21 Dec 2014 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
North Korea responsible for 'destructive' cyber attack on Sony Pictures - FBI
Washington - North Korea was responsible for a "destructive" cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday, warning it would hunt down the perpetrators and make the...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 20:17hrs | 1 | by AFP
Sony cancels US release of movie about plot to kill North Korean leader
Sony Pictures has cancelled the planned US release on 25 December of the film The Interview, after major cinema chains decided not to screen it.The film is about a fictional plot to kill North...Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 21:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
NSA spies on computers worldwide, but not in the US
Washington - The US National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100 000 computers around the world - but not in the US - that allows the US to conduct surveillance on those machines, The...Published: 15 Jan 2014 at 05:04hrs | 22 | by AP
Zimbabwe ill equipped to deal with cyber attack
State Security minister Sydney Sekeramayi believes the country is under cyber attack and ill equipped to deal with the problem due to lack of resources. Sekeramayi said the country must be pr...Published: 30 May 2013 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
U.S. calls for deeper China military ties
The United States called for deeper military ties with China on Tuesday, including working closer together in areas like peacekeeping, fighting piracy and disaster relief, despite growing tensions bet...Published: 28 May 2013 at 07:34hrs | | by Reuters
Chinese media lambaste U.S. hacking allegations
BEIJING - The Chinese media have been outraged by allegations from the United States of hacking activities by China, lambasting the U.S. for groundless finger-pointing.The Beijing Daily, a bro...Published: 22 Feb 2013 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hackers attack Apple
Hackers took a bite out of Apple security and virtually drove through Jeep's social media vehicle today, in the latest cyber attacks on major American companies.Intruders took over Jeep's Twit...Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 22:54hrs | 18 | by Tech Reporter
Twitter confirms hackers gained access to nearly 250,000 passwords
Anonymous hackers attacked Twitter this week and may have gained access to passwords and other information for as many as 250,000 user accounts, the microblog revealed late on Friday.Twitter ...Published: 02 Feb 2013 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Michael Jackson music worth £160 million stolen by hackers
MICHAEL Jackson's entire back catalogue worth £160 million has been stolen by internet hackers after Sony music suffered its second major security breach in a year.It's al...Published: 04 Mar 2012 at 22:55hrs | 2 | by staff reporter
Hackers gained 'full functional control' of key Nasa computers
According to the BBC, hackers gained "full functional control" of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency's inspector general has told US lawmakers.Paul K Martin said hackers took over Jet Pr...Published: 02 Mar 2012 at 22:21hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Iran shows footage of captured US drone, brought down by its electronic warfare unit
TEHRAN — Iran made a formal protest on Thursday over a US drone entering "deep" into its eastern airspace last week, and aired footage of what appeared to be the downed aircraft on s...Published: 08 Dec 2011 at 18:12hrs | 1 | by AFP
Former No. 2 uniformed US officer urges frank talk on cyber weapons
The United States should be more open about its development of offensive cyber weapons and spell out when it will use them as it grapples with an increasing barrage of attacks by foreign hackers, the ...Published: 06 Nov 2011 at 13:21hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy | Andrea Shalal-Esa
Notorious hackers conspire to destroy Facebook
San Francisco - A splinter group of notorious hacker collective Anonymous was fomenting support on Wednesday for a plan to "kill" online social networking star Facebook.A YouTube video labell...Published: 11 Aug 2011 at 08:22hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Complex hack attacks on IMF's computer system
The International Monetary Fund's computer system has been targeted in a cyber attack which sought to gain an 'insider presence' in the organisation's network.An IMF spokesperson said on Satu...Published: 12 Jun 2011 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Final pre-test for the Iranian nuclear plant
Iran is conducting final tests at its first nuclear power plant and it is expected to start generating electricity in the next two months, Iranian media said on Monday. Meant to be the first ...Published: 09 May 2011 at 15:18hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
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