The e-Government department failed to implement a recommended security measure before the breach exposed applicants’ data.
Small businesses relying on Google or Microsoft credentials to access multiple platforms face the biggest exposure from a massive data breach.
The insurer confirms disruption to its digital platforms and services as a result of an incident involving external malicious actors.
Incident response plans developed in boardrooms assume cyber incidents will be manageable, says Cyanre MD Danny Myburgh.
ITWeb TV: Africa needs to pull together for cyber resilience | Episode #140
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Adam Smith, cyber lead for Southern Africa at the British High Commission discusses the need for Africa’s governments to work together in improving cyber deterrents, the need to improve cyber skills, why the British High Commission has a cyber lead in Southern Africa, and the rise in state-sponsored cyber activity.
AI Shopping Surge, Polmed Breach Probe and Cell C Leadership Shift Lead SA Tech Headlines
In this week's tech news roundup, In this week's top ITWeb news, South Africa's media landscape continues to evolve, with experts noting that streaming and traditional broadcasting will coexist rather than compete. On the consumer front, nearly half of South African shoppers now use AI tools weekly to guide their purchasing decisions.
A limited number of customers were directly affected, but implications for organisations relying on Next.js are significant, says Check Point.
The companies that handle incidents well are those that knew what they had before the incident happened, says Ben van Niekerk, business development executive – cyber security at Faranani DocTec.
Standard Bank Data Breach Sparks Cybersecurity Alarm as Big Tech and Fintech Double Down on SA
In this week's tech news roundup, Standard Bank is facing mounting fallout after hackers known as Rootboy publicly released stolen client data into the public domain. This breach, which began in late February 2026 and involved approximately 1.2TB of sensitive information including account numbers, ID details, contact information, and limited credit card data, has intensified scrutiny over the banks
The Polmed medical aid received a direct claim of a breach from a threat actor on 25 March, the principal officer reveals.
The bank has been preparing for the possibility of client and company-related data being made public, which “now appears to have been published”.
From 1 January to 31 March, the Information Regulator received hundreds of data breach notifications from South African organisations.
The breach exposed select client records, including account numbers, some account information, business names, and ID or registration numbers.
Hacker group XP95 claims to have stolen 154GB of private data from the government organisation, demanding $100 000 ransom.
The company says it detected unauthorised third-party access to select data systems, and immediately took steps to contain and mitigate the impact.