Data breach
South African UIF data breach
In 2008, South African UIF suffered a data breach affecting 297,782 records. Exposed data included uif reference, trading name, pay reference and 11 other types of data.
Breach date
297 782
Records in the breach
14
Types of data exposed
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Data exposed in the South African UIF breach
- UIF Reference
- Trading Name
- Pay Reference
- Company Registration Number
- Addresses
- Phone Numbers
- Email Addresses
- Identity Numbers
- Names
- Surname
- Gender
- Claim Information
- Payment Information
- Location
About the breach
During 2008 a South African Unemployment Insurance Fund database was distributed in public titled UIF. The database consisted of 412,994 company and 1,570,438 individual records on the UIF system. Data breached include personal information such as names, surnames, identity numbers, address information, claim information, payment information and more.
It would appear from the data that no breach occurred, but that the database itself was leaked from within the agency itself. It is unclear on which date the data was leaked.
It would appear from the data that no breach occurred, but that the database itself was leaked from within the agency itself. It is unclear on which date the data was leaked.
How to protect yourself
In order to protect yourself, we recommend the following:
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any online service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be aware of an increase in spam or scam emails.
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any online service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be aware of an increase in spam or scam emails.
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