In the past month, a user uploaded a database to a forum dedicated to buying and selling personal data. The database contains 65 million records allegedly extracted from Renaper. Earlier in the same month, another attacker leaked a file containing 116,459 photographs of Argentine citizens from the same entity. Despite these incidents, the Government denies that there was a hack to the system, stating that technical teams confirmed no breach of the organization’s database.
According to Cristian Borghello, a cybersecurity expert, the leaked information includes not only citizen data but also connectivity data to other companies that use Renaper services. This breach is considered more serious than previous leaks because it exposes sensitive information and passwords in plain text. The leaked data includes personal information, documents, SMS messages related to coronavirus records, and even military rank information.
The government stresses that acquiring information from 65 million people would require significant infrastructure and storage capacity, making it unlikely that the data is real. They argue that any attempt to obtain such a large amount of information would have been detected by Renaper’s cybersecurity services. In addition to the Renaper data, the same user uploaded information from Nosis users and images of Argentine driver’s licenses for sale.
The leaked data has raised concerns about potential cybercrimes such as identity theft, unauthorized access, and social engineering. It is feared that the leaked personal information could be exploited for illicit activities. The scale of the breach indicates a significant security lapse, highlighting the need for stronger cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive personal data.
However, some experts believe that this incident could have been an inside job by someone who had access to Renaper’s systems or by someone who bought stolen credentials on the black market.
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