The group hacked a database within the Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS) department, leaking names, phone numbers, email addresses and hashed passwords of more than 1,000 government employees.
The hackers gained access to an old GCIS portal that hadn’t been updated; South Africa said that the vulnerability has been tracked down and closed.
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