Latest Facebook data breach affects 96 000 plus South Africans

The widely publicised Cambridge Analytica data breach has shaken the world. Many South Africans would have preferred to believe that they weren’t affected, but sadly this was not the case! In fact, the SA department of Justice’s Information Regulator sent a letter to Facebook requesting details and Facebook in turn responded that 96 134 South … Continue reading Latest Facebook data breach affects 96 000 plus South Africans

South Africans are ‘pwned’ in worst data leak ever

Having your personal information and data compromised can mean serious problems for both private individuals and corporations. The biggest data leak to date in South Africa, was recently discovered by Troy Hunt, the regional director of Microsoft. The information that Hunt found online contained over 30 GB of data detailing the ID numbers, income details, … Continue reading South Africans are ‘pwned’ in worst data leak ever