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Dutch police arrest man for massive online data theft

Princess Diana
News

Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell paid damages over phone hacking

uMngeni
KwaZulu-Natal

uMngeni Deputy Mayor’s WhatsApp and Facebook Hacked

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World News

Dutch police arrest man for massive online data theft

Princess Diana
News

Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell paid damages over phone hacking

uMngeni
KwaZulu-Natal

uMngeni Deputy Mayor’s WhatsApp and Facebook Hacked

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UK News

Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked, UK military probes scenario

By Agence France-Presse04-07-2022 17:20

UK military have launched probe following hacking of it’s army’s twitter and youtube accounts, which were hacked to promote crypto scams

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News

Shoprite alerts customers of a potential data breach

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty11-06-2022 21:18

Shoprite has revealed it may have fallen victim to a potential data breach involving the names and identity numbers of some customers.

Phone hacking scandal made a
World News

Spy chief fired following phone hacking scandal

By Agence France-Presse11-05-2022 11:23

As part of widening scandal over the hacking of the mobile phone of the prime minister, Spain’s government sacked the spy chief on Tuesday.

Somizi Mhlongo
Celeb News

Hacked again! Somizi warns Mzansi not to send him money [watch]

By Nokuthula Ngcobo31-03-2022 15:26

‘Do not send money to anyone’: Somizi Mhlongo warns Mzansi not to send any money to his number after being a victim of hacking once again.

Postbank
News

TransUnion: 3 million South Africans affected by massive data hack

By Nokwanda Ncwane27-03-2022 14:40

South Africa’s largest credit bureau, TransUnion confirmed that data of at least 3 million South Africans was captured during the data hack.

TransUnion Information Regulator
News

TransUnion: Information Regulator slams hacked credit bureau’s mitigations

By Nokwanda Ncwane25-03-2022 11:32

The Information Regulator says the response submitted by TransUnion is inadequate and falls short of what is required by POPIA.

TransUnion databases
News

TransUnion latest: Hackers leak Cell C and ANC databases

By Nokwanda Ncwane24-03-2022 09:13

Hackers have began leaking databases to prove that they are indeed in possession of 54 million South Africans data obtained from TransUnion.

TransUnion, hacking, hacked, Information Regulator, fine, jail time
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TransUnion could face a fine of up to R10m – Information Regulator

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty21-03-2022 10:14

The Information Regulator explained that TransUnion has to comply with eight conditions in terms of protecting personal information.

TransUnion databases
South Africa

TransUnion SA hacked: Credit bureau confirms ‘extortion demand’

By Storm Simpson18-03-2022 12:30

TransUnion SA confirmed the breach of its servers. A Brazilian hacker group has claimed responsibility and said it gained access to millions of South Africans’ ID numbers, banking details and credit scores.

TransUnion Information Regulator
News

What a mess: Department of Justice still trying to recover from hack

By The South African10-10-2021 10:51

The Department of Justice is “recovering” from a massive hack that left child support unable to be paid. Here we are, over a month later…

password cyber hack justice department
News

Child maintenance payments delayed after ransomware attack disables important system

By Storm Simpson14-09-2021 10:38

The ransomware attack on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on 9 September affected several important IT systems.

SANSA data breach
Technology

SANSA breach: International hacker group claims responsibility for Space Agency leak

By Storm Simpson09-09-2021 12:25

SANSA said that a breach to its IT system was under control. The stolen information mostly referred to space science research-related work.

exporter
News

‘Death Kitty’: The ransomware that may be linked to the Transnet hack

By Storm Simpson29-07-2021 18:26

Here’s what we know about Death Kitty, an obscure computer virus that is commonly used by Eastern European hacker groups.

covid 19 vaccine cyberattack
Technology

COVID-19 vaccine documentation exposed in cyberattack on European Medicines Agency

By Cheryl Kahla10-12-2020 19:01

“We were informed that the agency has been subject to a cyber-attack and that some documents relating to the regulatory submission for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate”, as per BioNTech’s statement.

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News

Table View High: Learner’s account impersonated with racist commentary

By Andrea Chothia19-11-2020 12:01

A highly disturbing social media account has been linked to a 15-year-old learner from Table View High School.

Decoding Bitcoin and other cry
Technology

Decoding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: What you need to know

By Thenjiwe Kubheka10-11-2020 15:43

How safe is cryptocurrency really?

elon musk twitter scam hack
Technology

Twitter scam: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others hacked in unprecedented cryptocurrency attack

By Cheryl Kahla16-07-2020 12:51

Don’t fall for this cryptocurrency scam on Twitter.

Life Healthcare Group cyber attack
News

Life Healthcare Group takes its systems offline after cyber attack

By Andrea Chothia09-06-2020 10:43

Due to a cyber attack, the Life Healthcare Group’s hospitals and administrative offices have had to switch over to manual processing systems.

bob mabena
Lifestyle

WhatsApp hackers target Bob Mabena, raid his contact list for ‘donations’

By Andile Sicetsha08-01-2020 13:50

Bob Mabena warned his friends and family to ignore all pleas for a ‘donation’ coming from his contact number on WhatsApp.

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Online

Facebook and Twitter warn of security breach affecting Android users

By Cheryl Kahla27-11-2019 14:49

Both Facebook and Twitter received reports of a recent breach involving malicious mobile software development kits (SDK). Here’s what you need to know.

google camera hack
Technology

Report: This is how hackers could hijack your Android camera

By Cheryl Kahla20-11-2019 21:22

The latest threat – classified as CVE-2019-2234 – allows hackers to control a user’s Android device via the Google camera app. Here’s how they do it.

City of Joburg Hacking Hackers
Technology

City of Joburg held to ransom: Hackers threaten to release personal data

By Tom Head25-10-2019 08:52

A group calling themselves “Shadow Kill Hackers” has infiltrated the City of Joburg and its online services. A few of SA banks may also have been breached.

Anonymous Ukraine
News

A hacker has claimed responsibility for attack on Environmental Affairs website

By Siviwe Breakfast25-07-2018 10:09

Another government website was down as a result of apparent hacking.

mtn
Business & Finance

MTN: Many clients’ data and airtime wiped out due to technical error

By Andile Sicetsha20-07-2018 16:46

MTN customers vent their frustrations with the mobile network on social media after a technical error wiped out users’ data and airtime.

Hack alert: The Presidency’s w
News

Hack alert: The Presidency’s website has just been hacked

By Andile Sicetsha07-07-2018 13:49

It’s just been announced that the Presidency’s website has been hacked by a cyber group who call themselves Black Team X.

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