🇿🇦South Africa
Ransomware
138
Top: thegentlemen
Defacements
9
Top notifier: /Rayzky_
Critical incidents
32
High-severity ransomware
Severity breakdown
- Crit36%
- High24%
- Med4590%
- Low00%
Ransomware activity over time
21 incidents over the last 90d
CISA KEV — globally critical
Known-exploited vulnerabilities (not country-scoped).
- CVE-2024-27834
Apple: Apple Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Added 2026-11-04
- CVE-2026-119977
WordPress: WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability
Added 2026-11-03
- CVE-2026-118527
Ivanti: Ivanti Connect Secure Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-30
- CVE-2026-111357
Ivanti: Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-30
- CVE-2026-97229
GitLab: GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability
Added 2026-10-29
Recent ransomware incidents in South Africa
| Date | Organization | Sector | Actor | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | The Courier Guy | Transportation | medusalocker | HIGH |
| 2026-10-26 | Lydenburg Toyota | Retail & E-Commerce | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
| 2026-10-14 | Europ Assistance South Africa | Financial Services | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
| 2026-10-12 | Aeroklas Duys / Duys Engineering Group | Manufacturing | Deadlock | MEDIUM |
| 2026-10-07 | Tharisa | Manufacturing | UmBra | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-29 | Edcon | Manufacturing | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-29 | LegalWise | Professional Services | thegentlemen | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-29 | bcx.co.za | Technology | incransom | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-25 | Morula IVF | Healthcare | everest | MEDIUM |
| 2026-09-22 | ARCA UNLIMITED Architects | Professional Services | BlackLocks | MEDIUM |
Top targeted sectors
- Financial Services9
- Manufacturing7
- Transportation5
- Professional Services5
- Not Found3
Threat actors active here
- thegentlemen11
- incransom5
- krybit5
- dragonforce4
- medusalocker2
Recent defacements
- https://kingcetshwayo.gov.za/1337.txtHunter BajwaWed, 24 Ju
- https://www.kznworks.gov.za/87.txtWhite System'./404Thu, 23 Ju
- https://ukdm.gov.za/images/cdg.txtCoupDeGraceSun, 21 Ju
- https://limpopocetc.gov.za/0x.txtchinafansSun, 19 Ju
- https://www.emalahleni.gov.za/v2/amen.jsonameNSun, 05 Ju
- https://kokstad.gov.za/16a4aa4fa00e7f_cdg.txtCoupDeGraceSun, 05 Ju
- https://rnm.gov.za/media/com_sppagebuilder/assets/iconfont/icofont/fonts/cdg.txtCoupDeGraceMon, 29 Ju
- https://www.staging.stlm.gov.za/2026.php/Rayzky_Mon, 17 Au
- https://mcstaging5.lindt.co.za/media/custom_options/quote/a/m/amen.jpgon8Fri, 29 Ma
Sister countries — Africa
Score delta vs South Africa (100)