Gauteng e-panic safety under scrutiny
The Gauteng e-panic button app has suffered a significant data breach, exposing sensitive user information including names and locations. The Gauteng Legislature is escalating the matter to the Premier's office and demanding a full audit of access logs to determine if criminal syndicates have compromised the system.
Why it matters
The breach poses a severe safety risk to vulnerable users, particularly victims of gender-based violence, and highlights critical failures in government-managed digital security.
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng e-panic button data breach matter will soon be escalated to the Premier's office.
A security flaw that exposes sensitive personal information has caused panic among users.
It seems the app has exposed victims' reports, names, and locations.
The Gauteng Legislature e ‑ Government Committee said the app is not safe to use.
Committee chairperson Mbali Hlophe said the breach was serious.
“It's very alarming and I must indicate that for us, we are more sensitive because of all the stuff that's taking place on the string of women that have been lost and killed and so forth. So, I mean, you can imagine what this then means, because it means the victims and the perpetrators of them would have access to this.
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