Guardrisk stresses that the exposure of the binder holder does not mean its own systems were breached. (Image source: iStock) Guardrisk has moved to distance itself from the MIP Holdings cyber breach, saying neither it nor parent company Momentum Group has any exposure to the technology provider. In a statement to ITWeb, the insurer says…
More than three months after attackers took the personal information of insurance customers from software supplier MIP Holdings, the Information Regulator is still trying to establish how many insurers and policyholders were affected – and it is working that out with MIP, not the insurers. In a written response to questions from TechCentral, the regulator…
MIP Holdings has confirmed the breach, which it says happened in June. (Image source: iStock) Insurer Hollard has rejected claims that its IT systems were hacked, saying a threat actor’s allegations stem from a cyber incident at a third-party service provider. This, after a threat actor called “The Gentlemen” claimed on the dark web that…
Personal information belonging to the customers of roughly 45 insurance companies was taken from IT service provider MIP Holdings in June, after intruders spent about three weeks inside a support platform the software company was in the middle of decommissioning, CEO Richard Firth has told TechCentral. The 45 organisations represent just under half of MIP’s…
Hackers are targeting energy and water entities on a more regular basis. (Image made by GenAI) As cyber attacks on water utilities intensify, Rand Water – Africa’s largest bulk water utility – has had its network infiltrated and is still trying to determine the extent of the damage. It is now operating in a disaster…
The Centre of High Performance Computing’s Lengau supercomputer suffered a cyber security incident in late-May. (Image source: iStock) The cyber security breach on South Africa’s Lengau supercomputer was caused by “vulnerabilities associated with the legacy high-performance computing system”. This is based on insights contained in a written Parliamentary reply by the Department of Science, Technology…
Attackers can spoof or route their traffic through the same geographic regions as staff use, reducing location as a security control measure. (Graphic created with GenAI) Small businesses with inadequate IT support, which rely on single sign-on credentials for access to e-mail, accounting software and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, are the most at risk…
SARS says it continuously monitors its systems for any suspicious activity.. (Image: Unicus Tax Specialists SA) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says claims its systems have been breached are false and unsubstantiated. This, after social media reports emerged at the weekend that both SARS and the State Information Technology Agency’s ICT systems had been…
South African organisations are experiencing a data breach every three hours. The Information Regulator recorded 2 374 formally reported incidents in the 2024/2025 financial year – and the figure has risen a further 40% since. In the financial sector, the average cost of a single breach has reached R70.2-million. Security budgets are increasing, awareness is…
Polmed is a closed medical scheme with membership limited to SAPS employees and their dependants. Polmed, the medical scheme serving members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), is probing a suspected data breach after a threat actor issued it with a ransom demand. The incident was confirmed to ITWeb by Neo Khauoe, principal officer…
