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30 Million South African Citizens Affected by Data Breach

October 23, 2017 data breach , identity theft , personal information , stolen information , Troy Hunt , South Africa , South African breach , SSA , State Security Agency , HIBP , Brian Dube Lynn Oldshue

South African authorities are investigating a data breach that may have affected at least 30 million South Africans, which is more than half of South Africa’s 54 million population. Security researcher Troy Hunt was the first to discover the 27GB file that contained this personal information. The file included names, identity numbers, marital status, income,

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