YWorld.co.za

In early 2018 the South African business directory website YWorld experienced a significant data security incident. The breach resulted in the exposure of approximately 1.5 million user records. The leaked data originated from an unsecured database and was subsequently shared within the hacking community and indexed by breach tracking services. The information compromised included personal details of registered users and business contacts across South Africa. This incident highlighted common vulnerabilities in directory platforms regarding automated scraping and database misconfigurations.