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Two of South Africa’s biggest consumer credit reporting agencies, TransUnion and Experian, are apparently being targeted by a Brazilian hacker group called N4ughtySecTU.
At the time, Experian assured South Africans that their data had been recovered and secured. The truth is that as many as 24 million people and nearly 800 000 businesses are at risk.
Yesterday, news broke that Experian suffered a massive data breach, that placed millions of South Africans’ personal information at risk.
The last decade has brought with it incredible advancements in technology, alongside some terrifying tech scandals. Let’s recap.
Exposing the personal information of more than 30 million South Africans, a treasure trove of data has just been discovered floating around the internet.