COURT ORDER
Absa uses broad search-and-seizure powers to plug its data leak
Court order reveals the extent of operation granted to the bank after an unlawful data breach affecting 200,000 accounts
07 December 2020 - 05:10
Absa Bank moved decisively to recover leaked client data after conducting a court-sanctioned search-and-seizure operation late last week that led to the destruction of unlawfully obtained information held by three individuals and a business based in Durban.
A copy of the court order last week that Business Day has seen reveals that the bank sought a so-called Anton Piller order against the four respondents in late November...
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