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ASHLEY MADISON WEBSITE HACK HIGHLIGHTS CYBERCRIME THREAT FOR BUSINESSES Candice Sutherland The need for businesses to ensure that they are adequately protected from cybercrime has been brought to light once again following the announcement that the notorious dating website Ashley Madison is the latest victim of hackers. It is estimated that more than 37 million of its global subscribers, of which 175 000  subscribers are South African, could now see their personal information – including bank details - compromised unless the website shuts down. This is according to Candice Sutherland, Business Development Consultant at SHA Specialist Underwriters, who says that this incident is yet another example of how easily hackers can target businesses and breach all their security systems in order to access confidential and sensitive information.  “The 2015 Security Report released by Check Point Security revealed that 106 unknown malware hit businesses every hour. 83% of the ...