Third-party cyber breaches hit South African firms

South African financial and telecom companies EasyEquities, Satrix, Cell C and Alexforbes warned clients of possible personal data leaks from third-party supplier incidents. At Alexforbes client data was affected via RelyComply, at EasyEquities via a verification provider; the companies' own systems were not compromised.

• EasyEquities and Satrix: leak via third-party verification provider, platforms not hacked
• Alexforbes: client data affected via supplier RelyComply, data sharing suspended
• Cell C: leak occurred in environment of a separate third-party supplier
• Affected data includes names, birth dates, citizenship and account numbers