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South Africa: Johannesburg Officials Refuse to Pay $30k Bitcoin Ransom

Following the Oct 25 cyber attack on the Johannesburg city website, city authorities have refused to pay the $30,000 (4 BTC) ransom to the hackers; 3 days after the given ultimatum. In an official tweet confirming the incident, the Johannesburg City Council says the hack had affected web services

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South Africa: Hackers Take Over Johannesburg’s Civil Website, Demand $30K in Bitcoin

In a new wave of cyber attack, a group of hackers who address themselves as the “Shadow Kill Hackers”, have reportedly gained access to the administrative website of South Africa’s capital city of Johannesburg. The hackers are threatening to upload the stolen website data on the internet, unless a