South Africa’s government-run weather service knocked offline by cyberattack

A criminal cyberattack forced the South African Weather Service (SAWS) offline, disrupting its website, email, and critical weather services used for aviation, marine, agriculture, and neighboring countries; SAWS is using social media to disseminate forecasts while investigators and ICT providers work to restore systems. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility, and the report references prior ransomware incidents in South Africa but provides no technical indicators or attribution for this specific breach.