Large medical lab in South Africa suffers multiple data breaches

Lancet Laboratories, a large medical laboratory in South Africa, has suffered multiple data breaches, according to DataBreaches[.]Net. The firm was fined R100,000 for failing to respond to the South African Information Regulator’s demands to address shortcomings in its systems, and it paid the fine, according to Pansy Tlakula. Tlakula also noted that the regulator’s enforcement notice was issued in September 2024.

The Information Regulator chairperson said it was grave that the body did not notify the data subjects affected by the security compromise, according to the briefing. R100,000 is equal to USD $5,773.10, according to MyBroadband. The article was posted on 20 November 2025.