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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports No fines have been issued against any South African company for violating the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This was revealed by Information Regulator president Pansy Tlakula during a recent...
  2. PilgrimToHyperion

    Transunion wants my photo to unlock my account - Nope.

    I opted into their service that scans the dark web for your ID number, email address etc. They then notify you if they found something. I got one of those mails today. Tried to log into the account. It immediately said my password had expired and forced me to change it. I used Bitwarden to save...
  3. Jan

    Compromise of Cyril Rampahosa's emails a huge threat to South Africa, warns Kaspersky

    President Cyril Ramaphosa email hack a huge danger to South Africa Russian information security firm Kaspersky warns that the alleged compromise of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s email account is a significant threat to South Africa. “The impact of such a leak is extraordinary depending on the...
  4. Jan

    TransUnion offers free identity theft protection for a year after N4ughtySec attack

    How bank customers can protect themselves after hackers leak TransUnion data Consumer credit bureau TransUnion has offered customers affected by a data breach free access to its TrueIdentity product for a year. "TrueIdentity gives people the information and tools to detect identity-related...
  5. Jan

    Experts warn TransUnion data breach could lead to burglaries, hijackings, fraud

    How criminals can use stolen data from the TransUnion hack Criminals can use stolen data for organised crime such as burglaries, car hijackings, fraud, and identity theft. That is the warning from cybersecurity experts who recently spoke to Sunday newspaper Rapport about the potential...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    TransUnion reveals details about massive data breach

    TransUnion reveals details about massive data breach Credit bureau TransUnion has revealed more details about the extent of a recent data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of South Africans on one of its databases. TransUnion confirmed that at least 3 million...
  7. Jan

    N4ughtySecTU posts old Cell C contract subscriber database, and private ANC member data

    TransUnion hackers leak Cell C and ANC member databases The group claiming responsibility for the attack on TransUnion, N4ughtySecTU, has posted a Cell C customer database as part of a series of leaks to prove their claims. They have also posted a database containing the personal data of ANC...
  8. Jan

    N4ughtySecTU threatens to leak Ramaphosa's and Malema's personal data

    Threats to leak Ramaphosa's and Malema's personal banking details A hacking group claiming responsibility for the attack on TransUnion last week has threatened to leak the personal data of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema, and other political figures. The group, N4ughtySecTU, has...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    TransUnion staring down R10-million fine over data breach

    TransUnion staring down R10-million fine over data breach Credit bureau TransUnion could be slapped with a R10-million fine after it suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of South Africans, the Information Regulator of South Africa has said. The company...
  10. Jan

    TransUnion hackers "invite" banks, other companies to pay "insurance" fee

    TransUnion hackers demand R224-million ransom — threaten to leak Absa, FNB, Standard Bank data The South African division of US-based consumer credit bureau TransUnion has suffered a ransomware attack. In a statement on Thursday, the company acknowledged that a third party had gained access to...
  11. O

    How do banks calculate individual interest rate?

    Hi. I hear interest is dependent on individual profile. How exactly do banks calculate interest rate for car finance or any other loan? What exactly are they adding and adding and more adding to arrive at individual interest rate? Please advice.
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