South Africa: Parliament's Statement on Hacking of Its Social Media Channels

South Africa: Parliament's Statement on Hacking of Its Social Media Channels

Press Release - We have identified a security breach affecting one of Parliament's 25 YouTube streaming services, which is integrated with its official social media accounts. This breach resulted in the unauthorised upload of content not aligned with the work of the Institution.

SCAM ALERT | South Africa Parliament Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote $RAMAPHOSA Coin on Solana

On March 15 2025, hackers breached the official social media accounts of the South African Parliament to promote a cryptocurrency token named after President Cyril Ramaphosa.   The hackers targeted the South African Parliament’s official X, Facebook, and YouTube accounts directing users to the ‘$RAMAPHOSA’ token launched mere hours before the breach. “Parliament has identified a security breach affecting one of its 25 YouTube streaming services …

Parliament probes security breach of its social media

An investigation is underway to determine the source of a security breach of Parliament’s social media accounts on Saturday.   Parliament confirmed that a security breach on one of its YouTube streaming services, which is linked to its official social media accounts, led to the unauthorised uploading of content on its platforms.   Numerous posts advertising a cryptocurrency token, named after President Cyril Ramaphosa, were uploaded on these pla…

Parly confirms hacking of social media accounts

Parliament identifies a security breach affecting one of its 25 YouTube streaming services integrated with its official social media accounts.

SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token

Source: [[https://pixabay.com/illustrations/technology-futuristic-future-sci-fi-7517345/ Pixabay]]A cryptocurrency scam linked to a newly minted ‘$Ramaphosa’ token exploited South African Parliament’s official X, Facebook, and YouTube accounts in a co-ordinated cyberattack on Saturday, 15 March, 2025. Read more...