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POPIA
- Weekly roundupThis week in cyber security: Binance's US$6.3bn theft, exploited PHP flaws and FNB's POPIA fineAttackers took about US$6.3bn from Binance, PHP and GitLab flaws were exploited, VPN gateways came under attack, police took down a criminal host, and the Information Regulator fined FNB R1m.Read
- AdvisoryReporting a security compromise under POPIA: what to do, and whenEvery security compromise must be reported to the Information Regulator and to the people affected. What section 22 of POPIA requires, what changed in 2025, and what to do if you're told.Read