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2019-07-26 12:00
A ransomware attack aimed at City Power, the electricity provider for Johannesburg (aka Joburg), South Africa, has resulted in some residents temporarily without power. While the provider’s operational technology (OT) network hasn’t been hit, the IT disruption prevented customers from buying electricity through its pre-paid vending system. About the attack City Power, which is owned by the City of Johannesburg. didn’t name the ransomware that started wreaking chaos on Thursday. Through the City of Joburg’s … More → The post Ransomware attack leaves Johannesburg residents without electricity appeared first on Help Net Security.
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