Cybersecurity investigations
The evidence and reporting behind my talks on fraud, identity and responsible disclosure
Articles I've Written
We discovered massive fraud in SASSA's grant system
14 October 2024
SASSA needs to disclose how this happened and the scale of the problem
Social grant fraud: SASSA needs to act, not deny
20 October 2024
Instead of wrongly accusing us of illegal hacking, SASSA should take urgent action to fix the extremely serious problems we described
This mobile provider is failing to implement RICA law
11 November 2024
me&you mobile allows eSIMs to be activated within minutes using false information
me&you mobile removes eSIMs from its website
23 November 2024
But action from government is needed too
Education department investigates illegal sale of matric marks
15 January 2025
Edumarks offers results early to NSC students for R100
21-year-old arrested in matric marks leak
28 January 2025
Unlicensed shotgun with ammunition seized in search
SIM card provider dodges law
23 May 2025
uConnect issues free SIM cards without verifying identity or address, as required by RICA
Articles That Mention Me
20-year-old student with a business that employs five people and helps millions pass their exams
MyBroadband
Profile on Taptic, the edtech business built during university
Good news about security flaw that exposed people’s financial information in South Africa
09 June 2025
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Media Interviews
Stellies student who built edtech Taptic and took on SASSA fraud eyes Africa expansion
Interview with BizNews on Taptic growth and SASSA investigations
SABC News Interview on SASSA SRD Mass Grant Fraud
Interview discussing issues wuth the SASSA SRD Grant System
Newzroom Afrika Interview on SASSA Fraud
Discussing the investigation into SASSA's grant system vulnerabilities