https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2019-10-25-city-of-joburg-banks-under-cyber-attack/
By Carol Paton
Business Day
October 25, 2019
The City of Johannesburg reported a breach of its network on Thursday night and
shut down its website and all e-services, hours after receiving a bitcoin
ransom note from a group called the Shadow Kill Hackers.
The hack occurred at the same time that several banks also reported internet
problems believed to be related to cyber attacks.
In a message on Twitter at posted just after 11pm the city said it had
“detected a network breach which resulted in an unauthorised access to our
information systems”.
“The incident is currently being investigated by City of Joburg cyber security
experts, who have taken immediate and appropriate action to reinforce security
measures to mitigate any potential impacts. As a result several customer facing
systems – including the city’s website, e-services, billing system – have been
shut down as a precaution.”
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