City of Johannesburg has until 5pm to pay ransom demand - or personal data of citizens will be released
'We have dozens of back doors inside your city. We have control of everything,' warn City of Johannesburg hackers

The City of Johannesburg has until 5pm this afternoon to pay a ransom set by a group of hackers named the 'Shadow Kill Hackers', or risk having the financial and personal data of millions of citizens released...
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