ANC members at risk of identity theft, fraud, says cybersecurity expert

[Luis]

ANC members at risk of identity theft, fraud, says cybersecurity expert

Members of the African National Congress (ANC) are at heightened risk of identity theft, fraud and impersonation following the leaking of nearly 2GB of private data belonging to the political party.

A cybersecurity expert told MyBroadband that the leaking of member information, including ID numbers, mobile numbers, and home addresses, was sufficient for criminals to launch attacks against them.

 

[Rickster]

Nullsec Nigeria, which is also known as Anonymous Nigeria

It can't have a name and be anonymous.

 

[ToxicBunny]

ANC members at risk of identity theft, fraud, says cybersecurity expert

Members of the African National Congress (ANC) are at heightened risk of identity theft, fraud and impersonation following the leaking of nearly 2GB of private data belonging to the political party.

A cybersecurity expert told MyBroadband that the leaking of member information, including ID numbers, mobile numbers, and home addresses, was sufficient for criminals to launch attacks against them.

Ag shem

 

[Jefferson D'Arcy]

How awful. They should increase the size of their motorcades to be safe.

 

[RaptorSA]

"It cited recent xenophobic attitudes against Nigerians in South Africa as the reason for the breach."
“They call themselves correctional services, but they can’t correct the citizens. What a shame,” the group said in its Telegram channel.

Err... buurn?



See what you did AI?
We now have f**ing dumb and dumber hekking each other.

 

[W@P]

 

[ThinkCentre]

Did they say anything about their torture camps that they had?

 

[Sworaxe]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer group of people.

 

[The_David]

 

[Hemi300c]

SASSA cards for everyone.

 

[Swa]

Never thought I would be excited about a data breach.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Are they hosting their data on a Windows XP machine under Gwede's desk? How TF does something like this even happen with all the tools and services available these days...

 

[ShaunSA]

They can release everything but the noods!

The world will never be ready for that

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

They can release everything but the noods!

The world will never be ready for that

If there's a fetish you can think of, there's always someone for whom it's a turn-on...

 

[FiestaST]

Yup.

 

[RaptorSA]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer group of people.

Hands off her data! She's miiiine!

 

[Sworaxe]

Hands off her data! She's miiiine!

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We have Gorlock the destroyer at home.

 

[warwickw]

2GB thats just the notes for their KFC order.

 

[gogga_]

Stealing from the ANC thieves gets my vote. Let the ANC thieves feel what it's like when the tables are reversed

 

[thestaggy]

Are they hosting their data on a Windows XP machine under Gwede's desk? How TF does something like this even happen with all the tools and services available these days...

Because their IT and management/securing thereof is likely outsourced to some cadre shell company. Some cadre's 24-year old offspring who knows nothing about cybersecurity pocketed a nice contract.