{"id":185968,"date":"2019-10-25T20:25:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T17:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/hackers-give-johannesburg-government-3-days-to-pay-over-30k-in-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2019-10-25T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T17:26:06","slug":"hackers-give-johannesburg-government-3-days-to-pay-over-30k-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/hackers-give-johannesburg-government-3-days-to-pay-over-30k-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers give Johannesburg authorities three days to pay over $30Ok in Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A bunch of cybercriminals calling themselves the \u201cShadow Kill Hackers\u201d has reportedly\u00a0attacked the Metropolis of Johannesburg (South Africa<\/span>) administration web site \u2014 and is threatening to add the stolen information<\/span> on the web<\/span> except it receives a Bitcoin BTC ransom.<\/p>\n

The hackers<\/span> are requesting the town pays over $30,000 (four BTC) by October 28 at 5PM, studies Enterprise Day.<\/p>\n

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[ON AIR] The Metropolis of Johannesburg\u2019s web site has been hacked. For a broader take a look at cybersecurity Andrew Sjoberg, the Chief Technical Officer of DRS joins us. #TheRundown<\/a> with @MichelleL_Craig<\/a> Courtesy #DStv403<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/D2qyeuKjt8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 eNCA (@eNCA) October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Town tweeted that it had \u201cdetected a community breach which resulted in unauthorized entry<\/span> to our data programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe incident is at the moment being investigated by Metropolis of Joburg [sic]\u00a0cybersecurity specialists, who’ve taken speedy and acceptable motion<\/span> to bolster safety measures to mitigate any potential impacts. Consequently a number of customer-facing programs \u2014 together with the town\u2019s web site, e-services and billing programs \u2014 have been shut down as a precaution,\u201d it provides.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s<\/span> believed the assault<\/span> came about within the early hours of October 25, when the criminals<\/span> disabled the town\u2019s web site and all associated on-line companies<\/span>.<\/p>\n

A number of metropolis workers mentioned they obtained a ransom notice saying:\u00a0\u201cAll of your servers and information<\/span> have been hacked. We’ve dozens of again doorways inside your metropolis. We’ve management<\/span> of every part in your metropolis. We additionally compromised all passwords and delicate information<\/span> equivalent to finance<\/span> and private inhabitants data.\u201d<\/p>\n

The alleged hack coincided with a number of banks<\/span> reporting web issues, that are considered associated to the assault<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Native safety<\/span> specialists and police are working an investigation<\/span>, nevertheless it\u2019s value noting the\u00a0assault<\/span> comes amid a flurry of comparable incidents in different elements of the world.<\/p>\n

In early September, a hacker held the pc programs of a southern Spanish metropolis, demanding a Bitcoin<\/span> ransom<\/span> to unlock them.<\/p>\n

A few month later, a number of US hospitals opted for paying the requested ransom<\/span> funds (doubtless in cryptocurrency<\/span>) after being targetted with Ryuk ransomware.<\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s essential to bear in thoughts<\/span> that specialists<\/span> sometimes advise to not pay the ransom<\/span>, that is unlikely to discourage criminals<\/span> from attempting their luck.<\/p>\n

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