While no pension payments seem to have been affected, the GPAA shut down all its systems to isolate affected areas.
The GEPF was initially informed by its administrator, the Government Pensions Administration Agency , that no data breach had occurred after an attempt to gain access to the GPAA systems by unknown individuals on 16 February 2024.
“This morning, 12 March 2024, following the release of certain GPAA data by LockBit on 11 March 2024, the GEPF has been informed by GPAA that preliminary investigations has found that certain GPAA systems were compromised,”“GPAA has reconfirmed that preventative action was taken when it became aware of the attempted access to its systems, which included ‘shutting down’ all systems to isolate affected areas. GPAA further confirmed that pension payments are not affected.
Molapo said the fund is engaging with the GPAA and the administrator’s oversight authority, the National Treasury, to establish the veracity and impact of the data breach.In February, the GEPF notified its members, pensioners, and stakeholders about the system shutdown via an official statement. The GPAA systems were offline, rendering regional offices, call centres, and other service points inaccessible to clients seeking assistance with pension administration queries.
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