South African Ministry of Justice hit by ransomware

South Africa's Ministry of Justice and ConstitutionalTropical CrushDevelopment says information technology systems were attacked with ransomware on September 6.

As a result, the e-mail system and the Ministry's website as well as various document systems such as letter of guarantee service The issuance of power of attorney and various requests that must be made through the information technology system are not exhaustive.

Additionally, the Virtual Courts system lets you attend trials without going to court. Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, it has to be suspended. as well as electronically recording court proceedings. must be handwritten This increases the burden and affects the integrity of the court records process.