Hackers hit Bulgaria, send data from Russian email: government July 16, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...a-from-russian-email-government-idUSKCN1UB0MA
"Data of 'nearly all adults' in Bulgaria stolen Personal data belonging to millions of Bulgarians has been stolen in a cyber-attack on the country's tax agency. According to a local cyber-security researcher, most adults in the country of seven million people are likely to have had some data compromised. Bulgarian authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in the attack. Among the stolen data were names, addresses and even some details of personal income, local media reported... 'It is safe to say that the personal data of practically the whole Bulgarian adult population has been compromised,' said cyber-security researcher Vesselin Bontchev, assistant professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The hack occurred in June but an email purportedly from one of the culprits was sent to Bulgarian media on Monday..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49015511
Person arrested after tax agency data leak, Bulgarian prosecutors say July 17, 2019 https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/07/17/p...x-agency-data-leak-bulgarian-prosecutors-say/ Euronews: Bulgaria’s ‘biggest leak’: Suspect arrested after cyber attack
Bulgaria hacking suspect worked on government cybersecurity before tax agency breach https://www.cyberscoop.com/bulgaria...d-government-cybersecurity-tax-agency-breach/
Bulgaria's hacked database is now available on hacking forums Half of the database, to be exact, the half the hacker released to local reporters over the last weekend July 18, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/bulgarias-hacked-database-is-now-available-on-hacking-forums/
Man Accused Of Hacking Bulgaria's Tax Agency Is Released And Given Lesser Charges July 21, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/07/21/7439...ased-and-given-lesser-charges?t=1563788256106
Police raid cybersecurity firm over Bulgaria's biggest data breach July 24, 2019 https://news.yahoo.com/police-raid-cybersecurity-firm-over-094455429.html
Bulgarian authorities release CCTV evidence showing tax office hacker Kristian Boykov sending email to media August 1, 2019 https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3079938/bulgaria-nra-hackers-evidence
Bulgaria's data breach suspect sent back to custody August 8, 2019 https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-b...ch-suspect-sent-back-to-custody-idUKKCN1UY2D5
Russia Suspected by Some in Giant Bulgaria Hack August 14, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/world/europe/bulgaria-hack-russia.html
Bulgaria's Attorney General releases more evidence from tax office hack investigation Email supposedly from a Russian hacker found on PC of accused, Kristian Boykov August 27, 2019 https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/new...e-evidence-from-tax-office-hack-investigation
OECD Reviewing Bulgarian Tax Data Breach August 30, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1194492/oecd-reviewing-bulgarian-tax-data-breach OECD: Statement on the data breach in the National Revenue Agency of Bulgaria
Bulgaria's tax agency fined $3 million over data breach, will appeal August 29, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...on-over-data-breach-will-appeal-idUSKCN1VJ0YY
Switzerland stops information exchange with Bulgaria Following data leak of Bulgarian and foreign taxpayers’ financial account details October 8, 2019 https://international-adviser.com/switzerland-stops-information-exchange-with-bulgaria/