South Africa's Liberty Holdings suffers cyber assault

South Africa's Liberty Holdings suffers cyber attack

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African insurer Liberty Holdings said on Sunday it had become the victim of a cyber attack, with an external party claiming to have seized data from the firm and demanding payment.

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

“Since becoming aware, we have taken immediate steps to secure our computer systems. Liberty is investigating the breach and we will endeavor to keep all stakeholders fully informed as appropriate,” it said in a notice on its website.

Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Dale Hudson

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October 25, 2018