A senior IT expert, who disclosed details of the incident to TechCentral, said NightSpire has posted information on the dark web claiming it gained access to the trust's systems on 1 June and that 30GB of data had been exfiltrated.
Responding to a questions from TechCentral, the board of the Ingonyama Trust on Friday said it had become aware of a breach of its IT system on 2 June 2025 and had taken precautionary measures to limit the disruption.
It said that so far, it has not confirmed that any data has been leaked.