Cybercrime

Cybercrime includes computer crime, online crime, information crimes, communications crimes and technology crimes. It describes both:

  • the crimes directed at computers, data or information communications technologies (ICTs), and
  • the crimes committed by people using computers or ICT.

Michalsons offers workshops on this subject. Both public and private in-house workshops available, as well as an executive briefing designed to get your board on board, helping them understand the cyber security risks that may face their organisation, as well as the related legal implications.

We can also update or draft policies for your organisation that are in line with latest Cybercrime Laws. We can assist you with Incident Response, and ensure that you can admit records and evidence of cybercrime.

You can read more about cybercrime law or read the posts below for our insights.

Hawarden v Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS) | BEC

In Hawarden v Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS), Hawarden succeeded in suing ENS for the loss of R5.5 million because of a Business Email Compromise (BEC). Hawarden was ENS' client.  The court said that ENS owed a general duty of care [...]

By |2025-09-04T09:33:08+02:00January 16th, 2023|Categories: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity Law, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Buchler v Minister of SAPS | Search and seizure warrants

In Buchler v Minister of SAPS, Buchler succeeded in having two search and seizure warrants set aside. SAPS and the Hawks seized materials from Buchler's place of business, an internet café. The police believed that Buchler was using the materials [...]

By |2023-04-03T15:19:39+02:00January 5th, 2023|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , |
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The curious case of the GTA 6 cybercrime

Imagine putting in hours of work to create one of the most anticipated games of the decade. Suddenly, a hacker decides to access your unfinished game and shares it with the world. This is exactly what happened to the developers [...]

By |2025-06-09T12:48:17+02:00October 11th, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime, Digital Entertainment Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Preventing cybercrime in healthcare

Since 2021, health and pharmaceutical companies have come under severe cyber-attacks. Cybercrime involving health-related data is a global concern because of the steep increase in these attacks. Therefore, information security teams are beefing up processes in preventing cybercrime in healthcare. [...]

By |2024-04-17T11:13:05+02:00July 20th, 2022|Categories: Access to Information, Cybercrime, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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Ethical hacking = a cybercrime in SA? Practical legal advice

Is ethical hacking a cybercrime in SA? The short answer: generally not, but it could be. Okay, so I’ve given you the short answer. Yay! But obviously, you need to know my reasoning so that when someone asks you if [...]

By |2024-08-14T13:16:34+02:00July 18th, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime|
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What are the risks of social media?

Social media poses lots of risks. Many of these risks stem from the fact that the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurring. We are taking our work home with us and often bringing our personal lives to [...]

By |2022-12-20T13:27:45+02:00July 12th, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime, Social Media Law|Tags: , , , , |
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Standard Operating Procedures for investigating cybercrime | Cybercrimes SOPs

The South African Police Service (SAPS) published a revised version of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the investigation, search, access, or seizure of electronic evidence in terms of the Cybercrimes Act. The comment period ended on 15 August 2022. [...]

By |2023-10-11T14:22:39+02:00June 14th, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , |
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Are you ready for the Lexverse?

If you’re anything like the rest of us the thought of grappling with “AI”, “emerging tech”, “Web3” and the “metaverse” is crippling. We’ve all got enough to think about when it comes to managing data, privacy, the impact of [...]

By |2022-10-18T15:06:14+02:00May 4th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance, Blockchain, Cybercrime, Internet Law, Metaverse, Robot Law|Tags: , , , , , |
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The impact of the Cybercrimes Act on Electronic Communications Service Provider (ECSP)

The Cybercrimes Act places strict legal obligations on electronic communications service providers (ECSPs). For example, an ECSP must report cybercrimes to the police, and store evidence about cybercrimes that someone may have committed. The Act imposes steep penalties on ECSPs [...]

By |2022-06-23T10:52:48+02:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , |
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The impact of the Cybercrimes Act on financial institutions

The Cybercrimes Act places strict legal obligations on financial institutions. For example, financial institutions must report cybercrimes to the police, and store evidence about cybercrimes that someone may have committed. The Act imposes steep penalties on financial institutions that do [...]

By |2022-06-23T10:55:27+02:00March 31st, 2022|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , |
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