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🇿🇦 OpSouthAfrica Attack Hits Multiple South African Government Entities
The OpSouthAfrica campaign has allegedly compromised several key South African government and state-owned entities. The latest list of alleged victims posted by OpSouthAfrica includes:
* South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) 🇿🇦: A state-owned entity responsible for regulating civil aviation safety and security.
* South African National Space Agency (SANSA) 🇿🇦: Government agency responsible for space science and technology research.
* South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) 🇿🇦: A national agency responsible for distributing social grants.
* Department of Human Settlements (DHS) 🇿🇦: A government department focused on housing and sustainable human settlements.
* National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) 🇿🇦: A development finance institution for affordable housing.
The allegedly compromised data includes:
* Full databases
* PII (personally identifiable information) of citizens
* Internal documents
* Financial records
* Employee data