Are there any attempts or cases of cyber-crime towards businesses because of COVID19?

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LAWtrust provides digital security for top three South African banks therefore I would like to propose to have a chat with one of their cybersecurity experts about the safety of online banking during the Lockdown for businesses. Most companies are doing various transactions online during this time, some include online banking, loans, insurance applications etc. all of these need to be secured and authenticated to avoid cyber-crimes or loss of millions of Rands in these trying times
21 Apr 2020 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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