From blackouts to ransomware: City of Joburg combats new threat

The ransomware attack didn’t affect the grid but denied access to City Power’s website and online power purchases Thursday.
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By Paul Burkhardt

(Bloomberg) – South Africa's largest city is used to dealing with national power outages that snarl traffic and cause delays due to operational issues at state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Now Johannesburg's electricity company has been targeted by hackers.

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