Cape Town danger areas

[vanniri]

Have been doing this for two years now.

If you choose one of these Nokia R250 models the battery last forever, call are cheap, mobile companies doesn't steal your airtime (convert airtime to data) and airtime does not expire (you have to use some of the airtime at least once a month).

[Mamil]

I use a 1.5k Redmi smartphone. Allows Garmin connect to send live track, gives access to Uber if a mechanical means I need one, can whatsapp and I have my discovery Banking on it which is a card I have simply for the vitality stuff so that if I'm in a situation where stuff is being demanded of me, I can give them a few zars without giving them access to my bond, business and savings accounts.

It's a decent enough phone too... Very slow to boot but bluetooths my Spotify to the open run pros too.

Loves me a gadget I do 

 

[Meezo]

1 hour ago, vanniri said:

https://www.identityguard.com/news/risks-of-using-mobile-banking-apps

On your device: Someone could steal your phone and access your account

A lost or stolen phone can become a nightmare. But it’s especially harrowing if you’re a mobile banking user. 

Most people save account passwords on their phones or even stay logged into services like their email accounts. If scammers steal your phone, they can bypass all of your banking app’s security features. 

A scammer could request a new password for your bank app (and access it through your email) and then bypass the protection of your multi-factor authentication code (MFA) when it’s sent to your phone.

This scam is even easier for criminals to execute if you save your passwords in your mobile browser (or notepad), don’t lock your phone, and don’t use biometric security like fingerprint ID. 

Ultimately, application security doesn’t mean much if you get scammed or your phone gets stolen.

Hmm, interesting.

Thats me for Gmail yes, using Samsung. I have now installed an app lock which requires biometrics, also locked other social media apps and settings apps even though biometrics is required when logging into password safe 

[Hairy]

23 hours ago, MongooseMan said:

https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=58672

 

Doing a few raids is a temp solution. 

The people who are living on the side of the trail need to relocated and housed elsewhere and then the access to the lanes need to be secured. Problem here is that they are living on SANRAIL property and CoCT can not actively do anything about it, and national Gov. does not really give a dam.

If they are able to clear away they are still stuck with the issue that there is very little visibility on the lanes and users of the lanes, so people are at risk of muggers. Continuous patrolling will help, but that carries a cost factor which can be better invested in high crime neighbourhoods in the Cape Flats, etc where people desperately need security.

Long term solution is to relocate the lane to run parallel to the N1 and where there is a high level of visibility. That too carries complications with Gov. Roads, but this can be resolved.

[Mamil]

On 2/1/2025 at 3:07 PM, Meezo said:

Hmm, interesting.

Thats me for Gmail yes, using Samsung. I have now installed an app lock which requires biometrics, also locked other social media apps and settings apps even though biometrics is required when logging into password safe 

Also just done this on the strength of this info.

[Tasie777]

I've also added this layer of security on my iPhone. Tap and hold, menu pops up, select "Require Face ID" - added to all banking, shopping, email apps.

Still, I would love to know what phone the victim had and what level of security he had on it.

[MORNE]

for iphone users:

read below + screenshot of setting screen. 

https://support.apple.com/en-za/120340

Then of course theres the nuclear option like most smart phones, you can make it brick and erase itself from any of your other devices or X times failed password attempts. Works well, ive had to do it twice before unfortunately. Even easier if you have a ‘family’ set up on your account…you can just ask a family member to do it through the find my app. 

 

Edited February 5 by MORNE

[Mamil]

Can anyone confirm that there is a patrol / police presence offering sone safety on woodstock bridge / N1 in the mornings these days. Considering a max effort interval through there on Monday morning.

[Skylark]

On 1/28/2025 at 10:38 AM, MarcW said:

This was a friend of mine, the phone must have moved quickly to a syndicate somewhere nearby - they managed to gain access to his bank accounts and clean him out. I suspect using some kind of phishing tactic. Big financial loss for him on top of a traumatic experience and now having to deal with a fraud case at the bank. 

Have you managed to get any feedback from the guy on what phone he was using and how they managed to access his bank accounts?

On my iPhone without my fingerprint they won’t even get the basic phone unlocked never mind the banking app. I’ve also got stolen protection enabled as Morne has already mentioned so the passwords can’t be changed even if I wanted to. 

[NickGM]

23 hours ago, Mamil said:

Can anyone confirm that there is a patrol / police presence offering sone safety on woodstock bridge / N1 in the mornings these days. Considering a max effort interval through there on Monday morning.

Gotta work on that 2min power.

[HristoZA]

9 hours ago, Skylark said:

Have you managed to get any feedback from the guy on what phone he was using and how they managed to access his bank accounts?

On my iPhone without my fingerprint they won’t even get the basic phone unlocked never mind the banking app. I’ve also got stolen protection enabled as Morne has already mentioned so the passwords can’t be changed even if I wanted to. 

Was pick pocketed a few years ago. 

First thing they tried was a phishing link (fake login page for iCloud) to my recovery number via sms. 
 

Then they called acting to be a police officer. All I had to do was give them my phone pin to prove that it was my phone otherwise they had to release the criminals that they caught with the cell phone. Felt sketch so i hung up and called the saps they claimed to be and obviously no such thing had happened.

Also most people use the same pin for their phone and banking app. Which also tends to be their birth date. So if they get your pin via phishing, they get your banking app too.

 

[Skylark]

34 minutes ago, HristoZA said:

Was pick pocketed a few years ago. 

First thing they tried was a phishing link (fake login page for iCloud) to my recovery number via sms. 
 

Then they called acting to be a police officer. All I had to do was give them my phone pin to prove that it was my phone otherwise they had to release the criminals that they caught with the cell phone. Felt sketch so i hung up and called the saps they claimed to be and obviously no such thing had happened.

Also most people use the same pin for their phone and banking app. Which also tends to be their birth date. So if they get your pin via phishing, they get your banking app too.

 

Yes that is the common method and other kinds of phishing techniques like the call from the bank/police or whatever but all of them require the unfortunate victim to give out the login info, I thought maybe these crooks had found a way to directly hack the device itself which is neigh impossible on most modern phones with device security enabled.

[tedza]

On 2/9/2025 at 12:09 PM, Mamil said:

Can anyone confirm that there is a patrol / police presence offering sone safety on woodstock bridge / N1 in the mornings these days. Considering a max effort interval through there on Monday morning.

Not consistently, no. Seems very ad-hoc, and I have seen them more often in the afternoon than morning. But not consistent enough to be considered safe.

Yesterday I noticed some metro police walking around the squatter camp, with 3 squatters behind a bush, in what appeared as if they were hiding. Not sure what was going on.

[DJR]

Sadly, one Lt Col does not an effective police force make............

But I like the guy 👍

[Headshot]

Have seen a  whatsApp report of a two eBike robbery above Rhodes Memorial this weekend. Two attackers, one with large knife and the other using a rock as a weapon. Victims were not harmed thankfully but their bikes were stolen.  No doubt all the relevant authorities have been notified and the crims are long gone... 

[Meezo]

36 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Have seen a  whatsApp report of a two eBike robbery above Rhodes Memorial this weekend. Two attackers, one with large knife and the other using a rock as a weapon. Victims were not harmed thankfully but their bikes were stolen.  No doubt all the relevant authorities have been notified and the crims are long gone... 

nothing on the socials... i also just forwarded onto to a couple of groups and it has been heard of? can you get more info... Rhodes Memorial is a daily commute for me