Summary SITA said that last week the hackers accessed information relating to crimes.
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Hackers cracked into the website of South Africa s police and downloaded information that could leave whistleblowers vulnerable, police and a government data agency said Wednesday.
State Information Technology Agency (Sita), which hosts all of the government s websites, said that last week the hackers accessed information relating to crimes posted by some 15,000 whistleblowers and complainants.
"Most of the information was submitted anonymously... we are concerned because there is information where people have given further details" of crimes, Daniel Mashao, Sita s divisional manager, was quoted as saying by SAPA news agency. The hackers then posted the information onto a public website.
