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    Old Mutual Credit Bureau History

    An Old Mutual consultant gave me a call and offered me a loan. I thought ok, lets see what is on offer. They went through my current accounts and came up with 3 old loan / CC accounts that have been settled and closed many years ago. It shows I am still paying installments on these currently...
  2. Jan

    Arrest warrant issued for man convicted of Experian leak after he skips sentencing

    Man convicted for Experian breach and trying to sell data for R4 million skips sentencing A man found guilty of fraudulently obtaining the personal data of millions of South Africans from credit bureau Experian skipped his sentencing hearing on Wednesday. A warrant for his arrest has been...
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    Found random address and employer on Clearscore

    Every couple of months I check out my clearscore record, just for interest sake. Yesterday, I came across two new details under my personal profile that I haven't seen on any previous occasions. Under Employer it showed: Employer Employers address SPES TRAINING CC Employers name SPES...
  4. Jan

    Experian data leak got re-leaked on Telegram

    Experian data on 25 million South Africans re-leaked on Telegram The personal data of millions of South Africans illegally obtained from credit bureau Experian in August 2020 was re-leaked via a Telegram channel this weekend, the Information Regulator has announced. “According to the...
  5. Jan

    Experian data breach suspect arrested

    Hawks arrest suspect in Experian data breach that exposed data of 23 million South Africans The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime unit arrested a 36 years old suspect this morning in Gauteng following an investigation into the data breach at credit bureau Experian in August 2020, the South...
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    Experian data breach info now available online

    Experian data breach info now available online On 19 August 2020, the South African Banking Risk Centre (SABRIC) announced a data breach at consumer, business, and credit information services agency Experian. Experian’s major clients include several South African banks with the company holding...
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    Experian data breach - Database with sensitive information discovered online

    Experian data breach - Database with sensitive information discovered online Personal data exposure notification service Have I Been Pwned? has sent notifications to over a million South Africans regarding a data breach that has been connected to Experian. The South African Banking Risk Centre...
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    What you can do to protect yourself after the Experian data leak

    What you can do to protect yourself after the Experian data leak The South African Banking Risk Centre (SABRIC) announced on 19 August that a data breach at Experian exposed the personal banking-related information of as many as 24 million South Africans and nearly 793,749 businesses...
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    Telkom: "Personal details do not match"

    Beginning of last month I signed up the the Telkom R599 Unlimited LTE package. I accepted the contract over the phone and was told that I would receive confirmation after 48 hours. After a week, I heard nothing so I contact Telkom over Twitter and I was told that my application had been declined...
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    Identity fraud in South Africa prevalent: Experian

    Identity fraud in South Africa prevalent: Experian Experian SA has said that identity theft is “frighteningly prevalent” in South Africa
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