African News Agency | 06.07.2026 23:07
The South African tax season is on everybody’s calendar, including cybercriminals. Every year, from July to October, millions of South Africans log into Sars eFiling and submit sensitive personal and financial information. In 2025, more than 10 million unique users accessed and shared their information via the tax authority’s digital channels, including eFiling and the Sars Mobi App. For cybercriminals, tax season is hunting season, a predictable, high-value campaign period that’s reflected in Sars’ own warnings about phishing, eFiling profile jacking and growing attempts to defraud taxpayers.
