{"id":64819,"date":"2025-04-25T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=64819"},"modified":"2025-04-25T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:24:13","slug":"mtn-hit-by-cyber-breach-assures-core-systems-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/25\/mtn-hit-by-cyber-breach-assures-core-systems-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN Hit by Cyber Breach, Assures Core Systems Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adewunmi Oluwaseun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MTN Group has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal data of customers in some regions, sparking fresh concerns over digital safety in Africa\u2019s telecom space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Friday, the telecommunications giant said the incident, which occurred late Thursday, involved unauthorized access by a third party into parts of its systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, MTN was quick to assure the public that its core network, billing platforms, and financial services infrastructure remain untouched and fully operational.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, we do not have any information to suggest that customers\u2019 accounts and wallets have been directly compromised,\u201d the company stated, allaying fears of financial theft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Upon discovering the breach, MTN activated its cybersecurity response protocols and promptly alerted South African law enforcement agencies, including the SAPS and the Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory bodies in affected countries have also been notified, and investigations are underway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The telecom giant is now working closely with authorities and has begun notifying affected customers in accordance with local data protection laws.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MTN is urging its customers to stay alert. Recommended safety measures include updating apps, using strong passwords, enabling multifactor authentication, and steering clear of suspicious links or unsolicited messages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain committed to safeguarding the integrity of our systems and the trust placed in us by our customers and other stakeholders,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The company pledged to provide timely updates as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adewunmi Oluwaseun &nbsp; MTN Group has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal data of customers in some regions, sparking fresh concerns over digital safety in Africa\u2019s telecom space. &nbsp; In a statement released Friday, the telecommunications giant said the incident, which occurred late Thursday, involved unauthorized access by a third party into parts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":64820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64821,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64819\/revisions\/64821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}