Data Loss: 'Hacked accounts; we're worried'

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

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By Regan Thaw
EWN
13 Nov 2012

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) is gravely 
concerned over a security breach that led to personal bank card details 
being leaked and personal accounts being hacked, officials said on Monday.

The breach occurred at a company that handles online transactions.

It is unclear exactly how many cardholders' details were accessed.

Sabric's Kalyani Pillay said such security breaches in the banking sector 
were not common in South Africa.

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