Cyberattack Compromised Customer Data at Mobile provider MTN
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African mobile giant MTN Group announced that a cybersecurity incident has compromised the personal information of some of its subscribers in certain countries. The telecom giant noted that its network and billing systems weren't impacted by the attack, though an investigation to determine the exact scope and impact is ongoing.
While the company hasn’t said exactly which countries were affected, MTN Ghana revealed that approximately 5,700 customers may have been impacted, prompting Ghana’s Data Protection Commission to launch an investigation. At the time of writing, no ransomware actors have claimed responsibility for an attack at MTN.
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