Business Registration Service (BRS) & KBC Hacked

That’s a good question Sidney. Apart from addressing vulnerabilities, a
freemium structure might eliminate the incentive to hack and steal data.
Most searches citizens make for proprietor/CR12 are imposed on them to
confirm only the basic ownership info.

Proposal
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° [Free Tier] to offer business name and names of shareholders only; which
is a common confirmation search.

° [Premium Tier] for a more granular insights of contact info, ID &
nationality details, physical address, share allocation, beneficial owner
etc that a minority have interest in.

Overall, a government agency should simply bill for API queries of
confidential data instead of requiring applicants to download/scan then
upload an ID, PIN or CR12 form.

Wainaina
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www.mafichoni.co.ke

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 10:52 AM Sidney Ochieng via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Now that the data is out there, I have a question. Why isn’t this data out
> there for free hosted by our government? We’re charged 500 bob for each
> search yet here is a company able to do so for free.
>
> On 2 Feb 2025, at 20:40, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> The Business Registration Service (BRS) is acknowledging reports of a
> potential data breach affecting company registry information and has
> initiated a full investigation, notifying relevant authorities while
> working with cybersecurity experts to assess the situation and implement
> necessary security measures; they assure stakeholders that data security is
> a top priority and will provide updates once the investigation is complete,
> urging patience and cooperation from affected parties.
>
>
> x.com/BRS_Kenya/status/1885993869227008499?t=pQrLV0UPnB5tTGZ540faLQ&s=19
>
> On a similar note, our national broadcaster KBC lost its account on X
> (@KBCChannel1), which has been renamed by the hackers.
>
> x.com/DeepseekOnSoI?t=Oj9Tdm1W8aqWmRUIZIXCMw&s=09
>
> Tunaomba serikali.
>
> Victor
>