Articles about data leak

Hawks arrest suspect in alleged matric results leak

The Hawks arrest a 21-year-old man in connection with the alleged leaking of the 2024 matric results.

DBE vows consequences for matric results leak

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube vows to take decisive action against those guilty of leaking the 2024 matric results to third-parties.

IEC fires official for leaking political candidate lists

The Independent Electoral Commission fires the employee it identified as leaking political parties’ candidate lists online.

InfoReg demands answers on political candidate lists leak

The IEC’s notifications do not provide sufficient details about the incidents to make them compliant with POPIA, says the watchdog.

Sensitive Department of Defence data leaked online

The department says measures have been put in place to ensure the state information is not compromised.

Dis-Chem hits back at POPIA violation enforcement notice

The pharmacy retail giant disputes the claim it did not comply with various sections of the Act after its May 2022 data breach.

InfoReg in dark about WCape parly’s cyber incident

The Information Regulator confirms WCPP did not inform it about its security breach, as per the requirements of POPIA.

Cyber threats to SMEs in 2023

Kaspersky flags major threats small businesses should address.

Info watchdog members reappointed as data breaches mount

The president largely retains members of the Information Regulator, although SA has been at the mercy of data breaches and leaks under their watch.

Absa accuses employee of leaking customer data

The bank says an employee unlawfully made selected customer data available to a small number of external parties.

Facebook data leak could impact 60 000 SA users

Facebook has admitted that close to 60 000 South African users could be impacted by a data privacy scandal rocking the social network.

Personal information leaks: understanding your legal rights

SA has recently suffered its largest data leak to date with an estimated 60 million South Africans' personal information becoming publicly available, say Karl Blom (Associate) and Daniel Vale (Candidate Attorney) at Webber Wentzel.