DA shadow minister of public enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia has warned that South Africa could face a national shutdown on its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure following the Transnet hack.
Last week, Transnet suffered a cyberattack which caused disruptions on its IT applications and brought some of its operations to a halt.
Transnet employees were asked to shut down their laptops, desktops, and tablets connected to the company’s domain following the attack.
Transnet also warned employees not to access emails on their smartphones until further notice.
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declared a force majeure this week because of what it described as a “cyber-attack, security intrusion and sabotage” on Transnet.
“Investigators are currently determining the exact source of the cause of compromise and extent of the ICT data security breach/sabotage,” TPT said.
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