Land Bank Declines to Confirm R50m Ransom Demand Amid Ongoing Cyber Breach Probe

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Land Bank Investigates Ransomware Attack and R50m Ransom Claim The Land Bank is currently investigating a ransomware attack that has led to a claim of R50 million in ransom. Preliminary forensic findings suggest that the threat actors accessed a limited set of organizational data, with indications that data theft may also have occurred as part of the attack. 2 sources 31