Maia Sandu: The Personal Data of About 450,000 Moldovan Citizens Were Accessed in the Cyber Attack in October

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The personal data of approximately 450,000 citizens of the Republic of Moldova were accessed illegally following the cyber attack on government systems in October, announced President Maia Sandu. The figure is lower than the initial estimate of 750,000 people. Maia Sandu about the cyber attack in October

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In Moldova, during a large-scale cyber attack, hackers were able to obtain personal data from some 450,000 citizens rather than 750,000, as previously reported, as announced by President Maya Sandu on 6 November following a meeting of the National Security Council.

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The personal data of more than 450 thousand citizens of the Republic of Moldova were accessed illegally following the cyber attack in October. Attackers exploited a vulnerability that allowed them to enter the registers of at least ten state institutions. Moreover, the systems did not have an automatic alert mechanism for unusual extractions [...] Article Dates of more than 450 thousand Moldovans, stolen through a security breach. Maia Sandu: Th…

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The data of about 450,000 citizens were accessed following the cyber attack on the infrastructure administered by the Electronic Governance Agency (AGE). The figure was presented by President Maia Sandu after the National Security Council meeting. The affected persons are to be notified by AGE. Follow us on Telegram and Instagram. "It is a lower figure than ... Video article . "The data of about 450,000 citizens, who will be notified by AGE. San…

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The cyber attack in October occurred in the infrastructure managed by the Electronic Governance Agency, announces Maia Sandu. Vulnerability was that the systems only verified the application requesting data, not the identity of the user or the right to access information. As a result, a single application with defective access opened the registers of at least 10 institutions, says [...] Article VIDEO Maia Sandu presents the timeline of the cyber…

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The personal data of more than 450,000 citizens were accessed in the October cyber attack, not the 750,000 as thought, and the Electronic Governance Agency (AGE) will notify all affected, said President Maia Sandu on Friday, November 6. It made the announcement after the National Security Council meeting, called after the theft of data from government systems.