One of South Africa's largest technology distributors suffers crippling network outage ...

Rectron, one of South Africa's four largest technology distributors, suffered a network outage forcing nationwide office closures, allegedly due to cyberattack. The incident highlights vulnerability in critical infrastructure—particularly for a company that sells cybersecurity solutions to enterprise clients.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.