Shoprite was actually pwned and now it's being extorted

[Jan]

Shoprite's "possible compromise" was a hack — and the attackers are extorting the company

Africa’s largest supermarket chain has fallen victim to a cyber extortion gang that is threatening to leak customer data online unless it pays up.

RansomHouse has claimed responsibility for an attack on Shoprite after the company disclosed last week that there was a “possible data compromise” affecting some money transfer clients.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

What are they going to release?

Our data has been published already on numerous occasions

 

[3WA]

What are they going to release?

Our data has been published already on numerous occasions

Shoprite knows you’ve been chowing junk food instead of celery.

 

[Lupus]

Shoprite knows you’ve been chowing junk food instead of celery.

Don't need shoprite to tell me that

 

[r00igev@@r]

Don't blame me, I was only getting even for the dodgy chicken I bought from them!

 

[Thor]

POPI ?

 

[rvZA]

Yeah... they have no need to pay anything. These fckers released so much consumer data from other sources, there is nothing Checkers have on us that is not already out there.

 

[quovadis]

Imagine if companies were held to account for this type of thing - perhaps we'd then see some action.

 

[OhYeah84]

POPI ?

Lol, what's that? We still get contacted by companies wanting to sell products in spite of POPI. It means nothing.

 

[OhYeah84]

Imagine if companies were held to account for this type of thing - perhaps we'd then see some action.

POPIA was supposed to address that. All we hear are crickets when these breaches occur. Nothing is ever done.

 

[quovadis]

POPIA was supposed to address that. All we hear are crickets when these breaches occur. Nothing is ever done.

Agree. Laws are one thing. Enforcement is another.

 

[OhYeah84]

Agree. Laws are one thing. Enforcement is another.

POPIA isn't worth the paper they printed it on.
I mean FFS it's supposed to be in effect. Companies are getting nailed for not getting things in order. Yet marketing and retail companies are able to call and offer you another cell phone contract, or more insurance etc. Nothing protects you here.
I wonder if GDPR etc. would be as toothless! Probably not.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

“Yes, they like to keep a lot of things unprotected,” RansomHouse said.

 

[RedViking]

Ag no man. Now they gonna know I bought instant coffee that one time... Everyone hits a low point somewhere in their life.

Oh no....

 

[lkswan747]

POPI ?

Ag kom nou Popi!

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

What is pwned

 

[Willie Trombone]

lol @ these ransomhouse poepalls.
Going on about Shoprite as if they expected the security to beat Woolies.

 

[Willie Trombone]

Ag no man. Now they gonna know I bought instant coffee that one time... Everyone hits a low point somewhere in their life.

Oh no....

Did a friend send you a money transfer for that blik ricoffy?

 

[Kola-CT]

lol @ these ransomhouse poepalls.
Going on about Shoprite as if they expected the security to beat Woolies.

You work for Woolworths?

 

[Willie Trombone]

You work for Woolworths?

No, but you can smell the security in woolies is better. Checkers smells like a piece of wors fell down the back of the fridge... 3 months ago.