CIPC system falls prey to rising cyber attacks.

Date Reported: 2024-02-29
Country: South Africa (ZAF)
Victim: Commission for Companies and Intellectual Property (CIPC) | cipc.co.za
Additional Information:

  • The CIPC, South Africa’s Commission for Companies and Intellectual Property, has fallen victim to a cyberattack.
  • The attack resulted in the compromise of personal data belonging to both clients and employees.
  • The CIPC’s IT technicians swiftly detected and isolated the threat, allowing them to restore the affected systems.
  • However, personal information was exposed prior to their intervention.
  • The CIPC has advised its clients to monitor their credit card transactions as a precautionary measure.
  • The organization is actively working to minimize the impact of this data exposure.

Article: https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/cipc-system-latest-victim-of-increasing-cyber-attacks-4f7c70d3-3925-45a1-ab9b-d8beb469fa60
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