MTN Group has announced a cyber attack on its system that resulted in “unauthorised access to personal information of some customers in certain markets”. The telecoms giant insists it found no evidence that any critical infrastructure has been compromised.
“An unknown third party has claimed to have accessed data linked to parts of our systems. At this stage, we do not have any information to suggest that customers’ accounts and wallets have been directly compromised”, the statement said. “Our core network, billing systems and financial services infrastructure remain secure and fully operational,” it added.
Techcentral reports that MTN has informed the South African Police Service and the Hawks about the incident and will do the same with similar law enforcement authorities in other affected markets.
It didn’t say which markets had been affected. But given the involvement of the country’s police, it appears its South African operation is one of those.
“We are in the process of notifying affected customers in compliance with local legal and regulatory obligations. As a reminder, customers are encouraged to remain vigilant and follow regular security measures,” the company concluded
Additional details to follow…
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