Liberty hacked

South African insurance group Liberty has been hit by hackers, it said on Saturday evening.

In a message sent via SMS to customers, Liberty said: “Liberty regrets to inform you that is has been subjected to unauthorised access to its IT infrastructure by an external party who requested compensation for it”.

“Since becoming aware, we have taken immediate steps to secure our computer systems and are investigating the incident,” it said.

It continued: “We are giving this matter the highest priority and will keep you informed as appropriate.”

No further details were immediately available. — (c) 2018 NewsCentral Media

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Source: techcentral.co.za