{
  "id": 12107730,
  "title": "SA firms hit with R17m ransomware recovery costs as attacks worsen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sa-firms-hit-with-r17m-ransomware-recovery-costs-as-attacks-worsen",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/technology/sa-firms-hit-with-r17m-ransomware-recovery-costs-attacks-worsen/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exploited vulnerabilities followed at 25%, while malicious emails accounted for 22% of attacks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}