Business Registration Service (BRS) & KBC Hacked
the Business
Registration Service (BRS) where you could search all the companies
registered in Kenya. All records on Kenyan companies on b2bhint have been
deleted. Read more here
www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/technology/moldovan-firm-deletes-leaked-data-as-watchdog-starts-probe-4913482
Best Regards,
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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 at 11:44, Wainaina Mungai via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
> ————–
> ° [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
> –
> 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
>>
