Hackers Expose Gaping Holes in North Macedonia’s IT Systems

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Hackers Expose Gaping Holes in North Macedonia’s IT Systems
May 22, 2020
https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/22/hackers-expose-gaping-holes-in-north-macedonias-it-systems/

North Macedonia's officials are trying to persuade the country that after hackers recently leaked dozens of email addresses and passwords from staffers in public institutions, the situation is under control.

But, as they did so, some of the key pages of Skopje’s main local government’s website could not be reached since Thursday – in what looked like yet another serious breach of cyber-security.
Some pages on Skopje city’s official website, including the one about taxes, are currently marked not secure for use due to an “expired security certificate” – which experts said could lead to another breach of data privacy.

The latest security breach came after a Greek hacking group, called “Powerful Greek Army” leaked dozens of email addresses and passwords from staffers in the North Macedonia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as from the municipality of Strumica – and bragged about their exploits on Twitter on May 10.
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Over the past few years, the government has promised to take action following a series of sophisticated and coordinated IT security breaches and hacker attacks on websites containing citizens’ data.
But some consider the country’s current response to cyber threats far too weak.
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