N4ughtySec claims to have stolen R175 million from Sassa

[Daniel Puchert]

Hackers claim to have stolen R175 million after infiltrating SA banking system

Attackers declaring themselves to be the hacking group N4ughtySec, who previously targeted South Africa's credit bureaus, say they have stolen over R175 million from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa).

The group said they extracted the funds by creating over 100,000 new bank accounts, which they achieved by breaching credit bureau XDS, as well as further exploiting TransUnion and Experian.

 

[Grubscrew]

Any link to the issue picked up recently by students looking at the claimants based on ID number range?

 

[Ivan Leon]

 

[Unhappy1]

Any link to the issue picked up recently by students looking at the claimants based on ID number range?

Its in the article : https://mybroadband.co.za/news/secu...can-students-uncover-massive-grant-fraud.html

 

[r00igev@@r]

Amateurs! They should eat like the cadres. Not this small fry.

 

[hj007]

no-one cares in gov really - the money is being siphoned off to criminals -just that they're a Brazilian hacking group rather than SA politicians...

Hopefully the SRD grant breach can be closed.

 

[Quicks]

Good, maybe they will finally decide to jack up their security.

 

[joshuatree]

One more excuse for government to use. We got hacked by non cadres.

 

[UB40]

This country is a joke

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Van Vrede also said they noticed that three South African banks were not implementing the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica) correctly, allowing fraudsters to open bank accounts with other citizens’ ID numbers


If this is true, these banks need to be fined to recover the costs.

 

[ShakeSpeer]

I vote for N4ughtySec, they stole less that the government.

 

[Jan]

just that they're a Brazilian hacking group...

I'm not sure this is that N4ughtySec.

They certainly want us to think it is, though...

 

[Fuzzbox]

Please help us from ourselves.

FLASH will solve the PROBLEM.

 

[whatwhat]

This is actually quite **** for the people that actually rely on SASSA.

 

[Foxhound5366]

This is actually quite **** for the people that actually rely on SASSA.

Exactly. What next? Going after SPCA to steal the money from the puppies? Maybe Famsa, to ensure no rape victims get free biscuits any longer. Stealing money from the poorest South Africans isn’t very noble of them, or did they not do their research over what SASSA is before looting it?

 

[hj007]

I'm not sure this is that N4ughtySec.

They certainly want us to think it is, though...

That would be very naughty of them... is there any suspicions it is coming from locals? It feels like there must be someone with local information..

 

[Supervan II]

Good, maybe they will finally decide to jack up their security.

MOAR BBEEE recruitment! (and fugg the qualifications!)

 

[WollieVerstege]

Now for Daily Infestor to tell us how this stolen money will impact inflation and the interest rate outlook

 

[N@t3]

its ok we have no money in our accounts and we get enough spam calls in day so wont make a difference if morse spam callers join the party.

 

[Hemi300c]

ViVa anc you bunch of useless cvnts.

Nothing unusual for them to cost the taxpayers fortunes for nothing in return.