// INCIDENT · 2019-10 · MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

City of Johannesburg.

Cyber-extortion. Website, e-services, billing, call centre and cashier systems taken offline as a precaution. The city had not paid at the time of reporting.

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Date2019-10
SectorMunicipal government
TypeCyber-extortion
RecordsNot disclosed
AttackerGroup calling itself Shadow Kill Hackers
StatusConfirmed by the City

How the attack happened.

Network breach followed by a demand for 4 BTC, with a threat to publish stolen data

Impact.

Website, e-services, billing, call centre and cashier systems taken offline as a precaution. The city had not paid at the time of reporting.

Primary sources.

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