department of justice

  1. Jan

    Information Regulator cuts its teeth

    South Africa's data leak and privacy watchdog cuts its teeth South Africa's Information Regulator is flexing its muscles, slapping its own government department and a major JSE-listed company with enforcement notices in the span of four months. Dis-Chem received an enforcement notice in August...
    • Jan
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    • department of justice dis-chem information regulator pansy tlakula
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    Information Regulator nails Department of Justice for ransomware attack negligence

    Department of Justice nailed for negligence after ransomware attack South Africa’s Information Regulator has issued an enforcement notice to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) over a September 2021 ransomware attack. Essentially, the regulator found that...
  4. Jan

    "South Africa is a playground for hackers"

    Cyril Ramaphosa's private data hacked Hacking group SpiderLog$ has obtained the details of a loan President Cyril Ramaphosa took out from one of South Africa's top four banks in the 2000s, the Sunday Times reported. SpiderLog$ said it was able to use data leaked by another group called...
    • Jan
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    • bongo sijora cyril ramaphosa department of defence department of justice johan brider n4ughtysectu scarybyte spiderlog$ state security agency (ssa) transnet umboko sec wolfpack information risk
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Department of Justice ransomware attack happened while it was scrambling to get an IT service provider

    Department of Justice fails to renew IT contracts — gets hacked The Department of Justice allowed its IT contracts to lapse last year, forcing internal officials to assist with troubleshooting and reporting from August 2021. A month after internal officials took over these functions, the...
    • Jan
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    • court recording technology (crt) department of justice ransomware ronald lamola sexual offences system (sos)
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    SA justice department still doesn't know if data was exfiltrated in September ransomware attack

    South African justice department clueless about hacked data The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) has no idea whether any data was stolen during a ransomware attack on its systems in September 2021. "The Department cannot tell with certainty as to what happened to...
    • Jan
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    • department of justice doctor mashabane glynnis breytenbach information regulator ransomware ronald lamola
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Information Regulator publishes new details on Department of Justice ransomware attack

    Disturbing details revealed in Department of Justice hack At least 1,200 files were exfiltrated from Department of Justice computer systems before attackers infected them with ransomware and brought South Africa's legal system to its knees. This is according to a notice published by the...
    • Jan
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    • department of justice information regulator ransomware
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Department of Justice ransomware - backups encrypted and 50 BTC ransom demanded

    Department of Justice hack — all backups gone and R33 million ransom demanded The hackers that attacked the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development's (DOJ&CD) systems earlier this month also managed to encrypt all of its backups and have demanded a 50 bitcoin (R33,234,450) ransom...
  9. Jan

    Ransomware attack affecting everything from child support to deceased estates in South Africa

    South Africa's legal system on its knees after cyberattack A ransomware attack that paralysed the IT systems of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has brought the Master’s office for South Africa’s courts to its knees. Without a functioning IT system, the Master’s office...
    • Jan
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    • department of justice glynnis breytenbach master's office
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    A year after DoppelPaymer attack, South Africa's Department of Justice hit by another ransomware attack

    Department of Justice hit with ransomware attack The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in South Africa says it has suffered a ransomware attack which has also affected its website. In a statement issued on Thursday, the department said the attack happened on the evening of 6...
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    Anonymous strikes U.S. Department of Justice

    Anonymous hits Justice Department Department of Justice attacked through Anonymous hack
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    Apple e-book settlement progressing

    Apple and publishers nearing e-book settlement The Justice Department could reach a settlement in the next few weeks with Apple Inc and some of the major publishers suspected of colluding to push up electronic book prices, according to two people close to the negotiations.
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