The string of attacks prompted South Africa’s government to enact a new law in April that forces all organizations to report cyberattacks to the country’s information regulator, an effort to facilitate the “monitoring of security incidents affecting personal information,” regulators said. In the first four months of this year, threat actors have already breached South Africa’s government weather service, the largest chicken producer and one of the largest telecommunications companies. Last week, South African telecom MTN Group said it suffered a cyberattack that exposed the personal information of an unknown number of customers. Since then, cybercriminals have caused havoc with incidents involving a state-owned bank, an energy giant, the government workers pension fund and the country’s national lab service. In 2023, a ransomware gang leaked the personal phone number and email of the country’s president alongside a portion of the 1.6 terabytes of data stolen from the country’s defense department. South Africa’s state-owned airline said a cyberattack on Saturday temporarily disrupted its website and several internal operational systems. “They also ensured the continued functionality of essential customer service channels, such as the airline's contact centers and sales offices,” the airline said in a statement published on Tuesday.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Wed, 07 May 2025 19:15:04 +0000