South African Toyota customers’ personal info possibly leaked after SMS provider breach
The company first started notifying customers about the incident via SMS and a notice on its website in late July 2026.
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OpenAI agent hacked its own master, broke into the Internet, and stole secret information
The attack of OpenAI’s agents on Hugging Face represented the crossing of a critical threshold of cybersecurity on the Internet.
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Major South African tech distributor hit by cyberattack
South African technology distributor Rectron confirmed that it was affected by a cyberattack, which it said had become “an all-too-familiar” phenomenon.
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One of South Africa’s largest technology distributors suffers crippling network outage allegedly due to cyberattack
Rectron experienced a network outage that caused it to close all of its offices nationwide.
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South Africa hit by 8,850 cyberattacks per month
South African organisations were hit by 2,065 cyberattacks per week in June 2028, with government agencies being targeted the most.
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cyberattacks | Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC) | hackers | hacking | Lynx Ransomware Group | Security
SABS executives in trouble after a crippling cyberattack
The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition says two executives are facing charges over the November 2024 ransomware attack on the South African Bureau of Standards.
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anonymous | Anonymous Nigeria | cyberattacks | Department of Correctional Services (DCS) | Ghana | Security
Nigerian hacking group claims it breached SARS
A cybersecurity researcher doubts Nullsec Nigeria’s claims.
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anonymous hack | Anonymous hackers | cyberattacks | data breach | Department of Correctional Services | Security
Anonymous Nigeria attacks South Africa
The hacking group threatened to expose data stolen from the Department of Correctional Services.
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Choice Jacking | cyberattacks | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | hacking | juice jacking | Security
South Africans warned about public USB chargers
A recent proof-of-concept demonstrated a more advanced form of “juice jacking” could compromise users’ devices even without them granting data access to the connected USB device.
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credential stuffing | cyberattacks | Gmail | Google | hackers | Security
Important information about Gmail “security breach” in South Africa
Google has disputed news reports that claimed its Gmail email service suffered a security breach that impacted millions of users.