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South Africa: No Ransom Paid to Alleged Hackers - Department of Justice
SAnews.gov.za, 21 September 2021
The Justice and Constitutional Development Department has clarified a media report that hackers demanded a R33 million ransom, following a ransomware attack on the department's… Read more »
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South Africa: Justice and Constitutional Development Updates On Recent Ransomware Attack
Govt of SA, 20 September 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) wishes to inform child maintenance beneficiaries that some functionality of the MojaPay system has been… Read more »
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South Africa: Justice and Constitutional Development Establishes Security Breach On IT Systems
Govt of SA, 20 September 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has established that its Information Technology systems have been interrupted due to a security breach. The breach was… Read more »
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South Africa: Child Maintenance Payments Delayed
SAnews.gov.za, 14 September 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has informed beneficiaries of child maintenance that payments will be delayed due to departmental systems, including… Read more »
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South Africa: Cyber Bandits Target South Africa - Department of Justice, Space Agency Hit By Ransomware Attacks
Daily Maverick, 9 September 2021
Two more South African government agencies, the Department of Justice and the South African National Space Agency, have been hit by ransomware attacks. Read more »
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South Africa: Enterprises Can't Ignore the Risk of Cyber Attacks - the Threat Is On the Rise
The Conversation Africa, 2 September 2021
Risk managers in South Africa must suffer perpetual headaches these days. There is a crammed list of risk management priorities to constantly monitor. These include variable water… Read more »
No Ransom Paid to Hackers, Says South African Govt
Ransomware attacks are the fastest growing form of cybercrime in the world, writes Herman Singh for The Conversation. They happen through the infiltration by malicious software of a computer or network. The aim is to limit or restrict access to critical data by encrypting files - effectively locking them - until a ransom is paid.
South Africa's Justice and Constitutional Development Department has clarified a report that hackers demanded a U.S.$2.3 million ransom, following a ransomware attack on the department's Information Technology systems. The department says it has not paid the ransom. It says it has recovered some functionality on its MojaPay system which controls its child maintenance payment system. The crash in May impacted over 1,500 recipients, mainly women, from the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces.
Cyber attacks on governmental departments during September 2021 also affected government parastatal Transnet, and the South African National Space Agency.
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An official investigation is under way to determine the source of an attack on the Department of Basic Education's website after hackers posted graphic images and a message in ... Read more »
