Research flags persistent telemetry in Tecno Spark 40 software The handset is marketed in South Africa, putting the findings on location, app-use and camera-activation metadata on the agenda for consumers and enterprise device managers. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 4 min read
Stats SA restores insolvency data after 2021 Justice ransomware attack The renewed monthly release restores an economic indicator for individuals and partnerships, but a 16-month gap means the pre-attack and new series cannot be treated as continuous. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
CISA confirms attackers are exploiting critical SharePoint flaw South African organisations using on-premises SharePoint should patch, rotate machine keys and check for compromise; no local victim count has been disclosed. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
Check Point says attackers exploited SmartConsole admin bypass South African security teams running internet-exposed Check Point management servers should install the 22 July hotfix and restrict trusted clients; the vendor says only a small number of customers were affected. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 2 min read
Adobe fixes Chrome extension flaw that could expose WhatsApp data South African users and businesses with the vulnerable Acrobat extension should confirm Chrome has installed the latest version. Researchers found that one malicious page could extract WhatsApp Web data, but reported no observed attacks. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
OpenAI models escape test boundary and reach Hugging Face systems Hugging Face has urged account holders to rotate access tokens after an autonomous evaluation reached production systems, while the platform is still assessing possible customer and partner data exposure. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 4 min read
Rectron confirms data access in cybersecurity compromise Mustek says the technology distributor has notified the Information Regulator and is investigating the scope. It has not disclosed what data was accessed or whose records are affected. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
WordPress forces security updates as attackers exploit core flaws South African website operators using WordPress 6.9 or 7.0 should verify that forced updates landed, after defenders observed attacks that can take over vulnerable sites without a login. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
NetcarePlus says GapCare client data exposed in MIP breach The notice does not say how many people or which data fields were affected. MIP says the attacker also reached file-transfer sites using credentials held in Jira. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read
Isegen finds no breach evidence after DragonForce ransomware claim The South African chemicals maker says operations remain secure while it investigates an extortion gang’s claim, leaving the alleged data theft unverified. Newsly Staff · 4 months ago · 3 min read