Armscor website 'hacked'

Armscor website 'hacked'

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) confirmed it is investigating an apparent breach of its website.

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Hacktivists claiming to be linked to Anonymous allegedly hacked the arms procurement parastatal's Settlement and Invoicing system by injecting the website with a Structured Query Language (SQL).


Armscor said it is investigating the apparent breach and the extent of the incident.


Armscor's general manager for marketing and business development Lulu Mzili said: "We are awaiting a full report on this matter which will better inform our response."


According to reports - the group leaked 64MB of data containing mainly the ordering and payment records for different suppliers, which includes companies such as Boeing, Fulcrum and Rolls Royce.


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