Data of about 750,000 citizens extracted in attack on state digital services
A cyberattack on Moldova's state digital services extracted the data of about 750,000 citizens, and about 70 services are still to be restored.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
You can check the history of access to your personal data in your profile in the EVO app. The authorities have not yet said how citizens who do not use EVO will be informed. According to ASC, banks and the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) have excluded the use of the data for loans.
What happened
The Cyber Security Agency (ASC) says a well-prepared cyber actor exploited vulnerabilities between October 19 and 23. According to the authorities, the data was extracted but not changed. No one has yet been named as behind the attack.
In short
- About one million personal numeric identifiers (IDNP) were targeted, and data of about 750,000 citizens was extracted.
- Vulnerabilities in systems managed by the E-Government Agency (AGE) were exploited between October 19 and 23.
- About 70 digital services are to be put back into operation, and the number may change.
- ASC identified 700 distinct IP addresses involved in the attack.
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