Duncan McLeod reports:
MTN South Africa has shut down its e-billing portal until security concerns have been addressed, the mobile operator said on Friday.
“This has been implemented with immediate effect and customers will receive their bills via e-mail as an interim measure,” a spokesman said.
The decision to shut down the e-billing website follows a report published by TechCentral on Thursday, which revealed that lack of proper security meant anyone could randomly access the confidential details of the operator’s customers, including their itemised billing information.
Read more on TechCentral (ZA).