Johannesburg based company Edumarks allegedly enticed matric learners over the weekend to pay R100 to get their results early.
The Department of Basic Education on Monday confirmed the possible breach of the matric results. Picture: iStock
Johannesburg-based company Edumarks allegedly enticed matric learners over the weekend to pay R100 to get their results early.The DBE on Monday confirmed the possible breach, but assured South Africans that it would not affect the “integrity of the results”.The regulator said it became aware of social media posts alleging that matric results were being made available to the public, ahead of the official release of the results.
Section 22 of Popia states that when a responsible party has suffered a security compromise, the public or private body must notify the regulator within a reasonable time.
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