{"id":72810,"date":"2013-03-11T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=72810"},"modified":"2013-03-11T12:02:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T10:02:31","slug":"anglo-american-website-hacking-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/72810-anglo-american-website-hacking-explained.html","title":{"rendered":"Anglo American website hacking explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hacktivist group Anonymous<\/a> recently claimed to have breached the security of two Anglo American<\/a> websites \u2013 angloplatinum.com and angloplatinum.co.za \u2013 and published sensitive information online.<\/p>\n

In a post on the “Operation Green Rights” blog, the group claimed that Anglo American\u2019s action against a fight for indigenous people and polluting the environment are behind this hacking.<\/p>\n

Numerous files, which contain usernames and passwords and investor names with personal details, were published online.<\/p>\n

Anglo American\u2019s media manager, Mpumi Sithole<\/a> said that they take all apparent breaches of data security very seriously, and their IT security team have carried out a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears the breach took place at a third party host server. Information from a number of companies\u2019 websites was accessed,\u201d said Sithole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe information related to Anglo American Platinum was more than 8 years old and related to legacy website files that were no longer in use. We have taken action to prevent such a breach recurring.\u201d<\/p>\n

More website hacking articles<\/h3>\n

Anglo American websites hacked, sensitive data leaked: report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Evernote hacked, user data stolen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hackers target European governments: researchers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyber attacks against media on the rise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pistorius\u2019 brother\u2019s Twitter account hacked<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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