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According to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, the matter was reported to the relevant authorities.
FILE: Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams at a press conference on coronavirus on March 25, 2020 in Pretoria. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – The office of the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, said on Monday that her WhatsApp was hacked, leaving confidential information in the hands of a third party.
The minister’s department sent a statement confirming the violation.
“The WhatsApp account of the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has been hacked, which has caused private and confidential information to be in the hands of a third party,” the department said in a tweet.
WhatsApp account of Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams HACKED !!!
The WhatsApp account of the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has been hacked, which has caused the private and confidential information to be in the hands of a third party.
– Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (@CommsZA) October 5, 2020
The matter was reported to the competent authorities.
“Obtaining and distributing information that is obtained illegally is a crime and violators will be reported to legal authorities,” the statement read.
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