One of South Africa's largest credit bureaus, TransUnion, has been hacked. The attackers are seeking an extortion, the company said.
The company said in a statement on Friday that a third party obtained access to one of its servers through “misuse of an authorised client’s credentials”.“Immediately upon discovery of the incident, TransUnion South Africa suspended the client’s access, engaged cybersecurity and forensic experts, and launched an investigation,” it added.It said that it took “certain” of its services offline as a precautionary measure, but these services are now back online.
“We believe the incident impacted an isolated server holding limited data from our South African business. We are working with law enforcement and regulators,” the company said. “We are engaging clients in South Africa about this incident. As our investigation progresses, we will notify and assist individuals whose personal data may have been affected. We will be making identity protection products available to impacted consumers free of charge.
“The security and protection of the information we hold is TransUnion’s top priority,” said CEO Lee Naik in the statement. “We understand that situations like this can be unsettling and TransUnion South Africa remains committed to assisting anyone whose information may have been affected.” —
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