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THU 13 APRIL 2023 09:30 Statement regarding LockBit claims Earlier this morning we became aware of tweets from LockBit, the cyber-criminal gang, claiming that they had compromised Darktrace’s internal security systems and had accessed our data. Our security...
NEWORDER – Bridging the Cyber Resilience gap for South African businesses!
NEWORDER, the #1 Cyber Resilience lifestyle brand in Africa, recently hosted the industry’s first Cyber Awareness Event focused on creating awareness among individuals and organisations by involving the whole family to display how taking risks can lead to negative...
UPDATE: Systems restore following cyber attack on Drakenstein Municipality!
Drakenstein Municipality has started the process to restore its systems following a cyber attack it suffered earlier this week. In an updated statement released on Friday afternoon, the Municipality stated that their ICT team has retrieved and secured all lost data,...
Carnegie report suggests biometrics and digital ID adoption can help South Africa’s cybersecurity!
South Africa’s position as a key financial hub for Africa is being undermined by a lacklustre approach and commitment to cybersecurity, according to a new report. Addressing mobile account security by introducing biometrics is among steps that should be considered,...
Hackers steal nearly R9bn in biggest crypto heist ever, and nobody noticed for six days!
Hackers stole about $600 million (around R8.6 billion) from a blockchain network connected to the popular Axie Infinity online game in one of the biggest crypto attacks to date. Computers known as nodes operated by Axie Infinity maker Sky Mavis and the Axie DAO that...
Google Zero-Day Security Warning For Chrome Users—Attacks Underway!
Google has issued an emergency security update for all Chrome users as it confirms that attackers are already exploiting a high severity zero-day vulnerability. The emergency update to version 99.0.4844.84 of Chrome is highly unusual in that it addresses just a single...
TransUnion hackers leak Cell C and ANC member databases!
The group claiming responsibility for the attack on TransUnion, N4ughtySecTU, has posted a Cell C customer database as part of a series of leaks to prove their claims. They have also posted a database containing the personal data of ANC members. Both databases contain...
Threats to leak Ramaphosa’s and Malema’s personal banking details!
A hacking group claiming responsibility for the attack on TransUnion last week has threatened to leak the personal data of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema, and other political figures. The group, N4ughtySecTU, has claimed to be based in Brazil and that they...
TransUnion hackers demand R224-million ransom — threaten to leak Absa, FNB, Standard Bank data!
The South African division of US-based consumer credit bureau TransUnion has suffered a ransomware attack. In an email to clients, which MyBroadband has seen, TransUnion said it believes the incident impacted an isolated server holding limited data from its South...
BREAKING: Credit bureau TransUnion hacked!
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor. Johannesburg, 17 Mar 2022 Credit bureau TransUnion South Africa is playing a cat and mouse game with a hacker group that is demanding a $15 million (R223 million) ransom over four terabytes of compromised data. Sign up...
