TransUnion South Africa battling to retrieve personal records after hack via SATodayNews
TransUnion South Africa battling to retrieve personal records after hackOn 17 March, ITWeb reported that credit bureau, TransUnion South Africa, is currently in an ongoing battle with a hacker group that is demanding a $15 million ransom over four terabytes of compromised data.
No organisation is immune against cyber-attacks and the Department of Justice recently announced that it was a victim of a cybercrime. In a separate incident, Debt-IN Consultants, a professional debt recovery solutions partner to many South African financial services institutions, announced on 22 September that a ransomware attack by cyber criminals resulted in a significant data breach of consumer and employee personal information.
Van Schalkwyk points out that the TransUnion breach is concerning as the records of 54 million South Africans may have been compromised. “In a country where identity fraud is common practice, this is extremely concerning. It is critical that consumers act now before significant fraud is unknowingly committed on their behalf.
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