Cyberattack cripples Outa's Meta advertising account, disrupting anti-corruption campaigns
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Faizel Patel
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The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), the South African civil society group known for defeating Gauteng's e-tolls, suffered a cyberattack on Monday that compromised its Meta (Facebook) advertising account. The attack crippled a key channel for its anti-corruption campaigns. Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage confirmed the breach but assured that no supporter or donor information was accessed or compromised.
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No supporter or donor information was accessed or compromised.
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