Moldova shuts 82 public services after theft of 750,000 citizen records
Original title: Risky Bulletin: Moldova takes down 80+ public services after cyberattack
Hackers stole identity, health and financial records on 750,000 people via an exposed, unauthenticated logging service.
Moldova's e-government agency says hackers stole sensitive records on 750,000 people, about a third of the population, after staff saw data leaving government systems on October 23. Officials disconnected 82 digital services and 30 networks; services are returning after security audits. Intruders used flaws in an unauthenticated logging service and later failed to re-enter. No attacker has been named. The same bulletin also reports separate crypto, health and hosting incidents.
Unconfirmed: Officials have not identified or attributed the attackers.
- Staff spotted data extraction on Friday, October 23.
- Officials shut down 82 public services and 30 government networks.
- Stolen data included identity, health, pension, license and bank details.
- Follow-up intrusion attempts on Sunday and Tuesday failed.
- April's healthcare-database breach was Moldova's other major hack this year.
Impact: Sensitive records of about 750,000 citizens stolen
- Countries
- Moldova
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