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6 days ago
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Ecentric Systems ransom attempt: Cyber extortionist jailed for cyber crimes
A cyber terrorist has been sentenced in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town after trying to hold a company to ransom after breaching its security. A cyber terrorist has been sentenced by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town for attempting to extort a company following a security breach. Lucky Majangandile Erasmus, 36, was charged with 20 offences, including cyber fraud, data theft, and attempted cyber extortion, and was convicted on 17 of those charges. He entered into a plea and sentencing agreement with the State. The Western Cape spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawk), Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, said Erasmus and his co-accused, both ex-employees, loaded software onto the Ecentric Systems, which allowed them remote access.
IOL News
29-04-2025
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Major drug bust worth R2 million at N1 City Mall in Cape Town
The drugs found in the vehicle. A suspect is expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrate's Court in Cape Town on Wednesday on a charge of dealing in drugs. This follows the arrest of a 28-year-old suspect for possession of drugs valued at over R2 million. The Western Cape spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks), Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said the suspect was bust with the drugs on Monday, April 28, at the N1 City Mall. The drugs were found in a vehicle.
IOL News
25-04-2025
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Cape Town abalone poacher sentenced after being caught with stash
An abalone poacher has been sentenced in the Khayelitsha Priority Court in Cape Town. Ernst Hendrik Theunis Muller, 67, was convicted on charges of possession of fish, possession of abalone not in a whole state, and selling, delivering, or acquiring abalone without a valid invoice. The provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks), Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said on November 24, 2024, members of the Hawks' Economic Protected Resources team (EPR) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) followed up on information regarding two vehicles that were suspected to be transporting illegal abalone. 'The team followed up on the information and identified the said vehicles which were driving into the Island Club in Century City, Milnerton. The team stopped the vehicles and searched the first vehicle, a Honda CR-V, where they could see bags containing dried abalone on the back seat of the vehicle as well as in the boot,' Hani said.
