The public works department has shut down all its payment systems, and this has caused delays in the payment of its creditors.
Four officials have been suspended and 30 laptops seized by investigators.The new Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has revealed that cyber hackers have stolen at least R300 million from the department over the past 10 years.
The discovery prompted a full forensic investigation by the Hawks, the South African Police Service , the State Security Agency and experts in the Information and Communication Technology and cyber security industry. The department has shut down all its payment systems, and this has caused delays in the payment of its creditors.
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