South African telecom provider serving 7.7 million confirms data leak following cyberattack

Cell C confirmed that the extortion group RansomHouse breached parts of its IT systems and published approximately 2TB of customer data on the dark web; compromised records reportedly include names, contact details, ID numbers, banking information, driver’s licenses, medical records and passport details, and the company is working with forensic partners while urging customers to guard against phishing and identity theft.