Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population

guest · Oct 18, 2021

Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population
October 18, 2021
https://therecord.media/hacker-steals-government-id-database-for-argentinas-entire-population/

A hacker has breached the Argentinian government’s IT network and stolen ID card details for the country’s entire population, data that is now being sold in private circles.

The hack, which took place last month, targeted RENAPER, which stands for Registro Nacional de las Personas, translated as National Registry of Persons.

The agency is a crucial cog inside the Argentinian Interior Ministry, where it is tasked with issuing national ID cards to all citizens, data that it also stores in digital format as a database accessible to other government agencies, acting as a backbone for most government queries for citizen’s personal information.
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Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero data leaked on Twitter
The first evidence that someone breached RENAPER surfaced earlier this month on Twitter when a newly registered account named @AnibalLeaks published ID card photos and personal details for 44 Argentinian celebrities.

This included details for the country’s president Alberto Fernández, multiple journalists and political figures, and even data for soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.
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Hacker has a copy of the data, plans to sell and leak it
However, The Record contacted the individual who was renting access to the RENAPER database on hacking forums.

“Maybe in a few days I’m going to publish [the data of] 1 million or 2 millon people,” the RENAPER hacker told The Record earlier today. They also said they plan to continue selling access to this data to all interested buyers.
When The Record shared a link to the government’s press release in which officials blamed the intrusion on a possibly compromised VPN account, the hacker simply replied “careless employees yes,” indirectly confirming the point of entry.
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aztony · Oct 18, 2021

A hacker has breached the Argentinian government’s IT network and stolen ID card details for the country’s entire population.

Just wow!
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