Just during the last week, there were about 300 cases of ransomware attempts in South Africa detected by Kaspersky.
- Internet service provider RSAWEB was hit by “a highly sophisticated cyberattack”, it confirmed on Sunday evening.
- At this stage, RSAWEB does not believe any customer or employee data was accessed or misused due to the attack.
- Just during the last week, there were about 300 cases of ransomware attempts in South Africa detected by global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
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Internet service provider RSAWEB was hit by “a highly sophisticated cyberattack” last week, CEO Rudy van Staden informed customers in an email update on Sunday evening.
He explains that, in the early hours of Wednesday, 1 February 2023, RSAWEB discovered the cyberattack and took steps immediately to contain the threat and secure its systems.
“We were unfortunately targeted by an extremely capable and…
