DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Za: NCape municipality battles devastating ransomware attack

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Dissent

Admire Moyo reports:

The Nama Khoi Municipality in the Northern Cape Province is struggling to restore IT systems that were hit by a ransomware attack last year.

This was revealed by the municipality’s chief information officer, Brandon Love, in an e-mail interview with ITWeb.

According to Love, on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, the municipality’s ICT systems were compromised by a ransomware virus infection.

Read more on ITWeb.  What’s a bit bizarre about this report is that they report that the Pysa threat actors have not even yet demanded any ransom. DataBreaches.net checked the threat actors’ leak site. They listed the attack as occurring on November 29, 2020. And then they started dumping data as proof.

Nama Khoi Data Dump
Image: DataBreaches.net

DataBreaches.net examined some of the files in the data dump. They appeared to be mostly the type of files that you would find as public records.

But why did the threat actors dump any data but not make any ransom demand? That makes no sense. Normally threat actors post a few screencaps as proof of claims. But they do not dump data like this unless their victim was refusing to pay ransom or ignoring their demands.  So what happened here? Did they issue a demand that Nama Khoi did not see? Or did Pysa somehow screw up?

Pysa is not usually very quick to follow up, so it may be a while before we find out more about this one.

Category: Breach IncidentsGovernment SectorMalwareNon-U.S.

Post navigation

← UK: Edinburgh mental health clinic in probe after client information accessed in scam
IA: Wolfe Eye Clinic victim of Lorenz threat actors →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme
  • Data breach of patient info ends in firing of Miami hospital employee
  • Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters
  • PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond
  • Rewards for Justice offers $10M reward for info on RedLine developer or RedLine’s use by foreign governments
  • New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government
  • Zaporizhzhia Cyber ​​Police Exposes Hacker Who Caused Millions in Losses to Victims by Mining Cryptocurrency
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks
  • The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
  • How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Malaysia enacts data sharing rules for public sector
  • U.S. Enacts Take It Down Act
  • 23andMe Bankruptcy Judge Ponders Trump Bill’s Injunction Impact
  • Hell No: The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without Warrant

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.