Admire Moyo reports:
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJ&CD) has suffered a cyber security incident affecting child maintenance payments.
In a statement yesterday, the department advised the public its electronic payment system for third-party funds, including child maintenance, has been temporarily suspended following attempts to compromise the system.
According to the department, an investigation is under way to assess potential breaches to the system.
“In light of this development, child maintenance beneficiaries are urged to promptly visit their nearest court with their original identity documents to receive manual payments until the electronic service is fully restored,” reads the statement.
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