# South Africa: Call Recordings Exposed Online

> South African IT company misconfigured server exposing thousands of medical and financial calls online.
- Title: South Africa: Call Recordings Exposed Online · Allafrica
- Summary: South African IT company misconfigured server exposing thousands of medical and financial calls online.
- Keywords: south africa, open v, edge financial group, discovery medical scheme, medical scheme queries, data breach, shodan, audio recordings, data exposure, confidential information, Allafrica
- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202611060216.html
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:58:17+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: south africa, open v, edge financial group, discovery medical scheme, medical scheme queries, data breach, shodan, audio recordings, data exposure, confidential information, news, world
## Data Exposure
Open V misconfigured a server exposing thousands of telephone recordings online.
## Recordings Available
Recordings were accessible from 6 September 2026 for two months before being taken offline.
## Medical Queries
Most recordings involved medical scheme queries between Edge Financial Group and Discovery.
## Data Breach Impact
Over 9,000 audio files and databases exposed including passwords and proprietary source code.
## Security Risk
Hackers could impersonate employees to divert payments or blackmail clients using medical data.
## Company Response
Edge Financial Group notified FSCA compliance officer and awaited Open V report.
## Open V Letter
Open V denied responsibility and demanded GroundUp withhold publication for 48 hours.
## Legal Concerns
Open V cited Press Code requiring verification before publishing allegations.
## Data Exposure Timeline
Data exposed since 27 July 2026 and indexed by Shodan for two months.
## Open V Details
Open V is Gqeberha-based IT company founded in 2006 with Siva Naidoo as managing executive.
## Data Access
No technical skills needed to access files via IP address with simple browser click.
## Company Claims
Open V denied breach and claimed no exposure occurred without further investigation.
## Data Exposure Scope
At least 1,900 recordings were substantial length with medical and financial details.
## Legal Action
Open V threatened legal action if publication proceeded without verification.
## Key takeaway

South Africa's Open V software company accidentally left medical and financial call recordings accessible online for two months.