South African post office had found its documents dumped.
A passerby came across the documents.
They had been taken during a burglary at the local post office.
The building which is situated next to the SASSA offices was set alight during the break-in.
An employee has been suspended following the incident.
Source: https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/social-grant-applications-found-dumped-ndedwe/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/south-african-post-office
"id": "sou215318123",
"linkid": "south-african-post-office",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Postal Services',
'location': 'South Africa',
'name': 'South African Post Office',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Burglary',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Documents']},
'description': 'A passerby discovered documents that had been taken during a '
'burglary at the local post office. The building, situated '
'next to the SASSA offices, was set alight during the '
'break-in. An employee has been suspended following the '
'incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Documents']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Physical Burglary'},
'motivation': 'Unknown',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Physical Security Breach'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'South African Post Office Document Theft and Arson',
'type': ['Data Breach', 'Physical Theft', 'Arson'],
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}