Namibia: NSFAF confirms data breach was an internal error – News

The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund has issued a statement after students’ personal information was published online.

The institution says the incident was indeed an internal issue and not ransomware or a hack.

An advert was mistakenly published on the website with a file containing students’ personal information and was removed upon detection.

The institution has acknowledged its mistake and will take accountability and ensure that such incidents do not repeat…