We are conscious that there has been an understandable level of interest and concern after we announced on Saturday that Liberty has been the victim of a criminal act. Our team of dedicated IT specialists and security personnel have devoted all their efforts around the clock to ensure that we live up to the duty of care, to protect yours and our customer information.

We have made no concessions in the face of this attempted extortion and we are working with the relevant law enforcement authorities. We are at an advanced stage of investigating the extent of the data breach, which at this stage seems to be largely emails and attachments.

Following the recent unauthorised access to Liberty's IT infrastructure, our CEO hosted a media briefing at 18h00 on June 17 2018 in order to clarify the facts relating to the matter.

1. Our priority is, and remains, protecting our customers, financial advisers and staff.
2. Liberty is the victim of criminal activity.
3. There is no evidence that our customers have suffered any financial loss.
4. We will proactively inform our customers individually if and when we discover they may have been impacted. No further action is required from our customers at this stage.
5. And finally, we are in full control of our IT infrastructure.

Should you have any queries or concerns, contact our Call Centre on 0860 456 789 or email info@liberty.co.za

For media enquiries, please contact Atusaye Mughogho: atusaye.mughogho@liberty.co.za