Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Hackers Breach Morocco’s Social Security Database in Unprecedented Cyberattack

RABAT, Morocco—Morocco’s social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram. The North African kingdom’s social security fund administers pensions and insurance benefits to millions of private sector workers, from assembly line laborers to corporate executives. It said in a statement Wednesday that preliminary investig…

Morocco’s social security database hacked and leaked on Telegram

Morocco‘s social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram. The North African kingdom’s social security fund administers pensions and insurance benefits to millions of private sector workers, from assembly line laborers to corporate executives. It said in a statement Wednesday that preliminary investigations suggest …

Hackers breach Morocco's social security system, post data on Telegram

The hackers who posted the documents on Telegram said the attack was in response to alleged Moroccan 'harassment' of Algeria on social media platforms, pledging additional cyberattacks if Algerian sites were targeted.

Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Morocco ‘s social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram.

Morocco accuses Algerian hackers of being at the origin of a major cyberattack that exposed the sensitive information of nearly two million people, including influential personalities.