DocumentOngoingMedia statement
Cyber Security Attack On Ecsa Website
Official source
Source domain: ecsa.co.za
Collected on 1 October 2026
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What this means
This is a press release from the Engineering Council of South Africa about a cyber-security attack on its official website. It says malicious code displayed a fraudulent Cloudflare-like verification page to some Windows users, was removed on 15 September 2026, and that the preliminary investigation found no evidence of a data breach.
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website accessOngoing
ECSA official website
The ECSA website was declared safe for use after the malicious code was identified and removed.
- Who it is for
- ECSA website users
- How to act on it
- Visit the official ECSA website.
The document's recorded date is 15 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
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the website was declared safe for use on the same day.
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Key Takeaways
- Cyber-security attack on the official ECSA website
- Attack period: Tuesday, 09 September to Wednesday, 15 September 2026
- Malicious code removed and website declared safe on 15 September 2026
- Approximately 7,000 users visited the website while the code may have been active
- Preliminary investigation found no evidence of a data breach
- Engineering Council of South Africa
- ECSA
- Cloudflare