Military secrets stolen

13 July 2016 - 08:23

By GRAEME HOSKEN

Top secret information about how South Africa acquires its military equipment has been hacked in a breach of Armscor's computer systems.The hack began on Sunday and ended yesterday. Sensitive tender information was stolen from Armscor computers and hidden in the internet's dark web.The dark web is part of the World Wide Web but special software and expertise is needed to gain access to it.

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