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The Government denied a hack or a massive leak of data from the National Registry of Persons
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El Gobierno negó un hackeo o una filtración masiva de datos del Registro Nacional de las Personas
El Renaper emitió un comunicado tras las versiones de la supuesta publicación de DNI, códigos fuentes y hasta claves. “No existió un hackeo”, aclaró el organismo. Ayer el Gobierno sí admitió el robo de datos de licencias de conducir
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April 17, 2024
Renaper issued a statement following the versions of the alleged publication of DNI, source codes and even keys. “There was no hack,” the agency clarified. Yesterday the Government admitted the theft of driver's license data
The National Registry of Persons clarified that it did not record hacking or massive data leaks
Just hours passed after the last hack when the version of a new leak of private data held by the State that originated on social networks generated strong concern, doubts, investigations and, after several hours, an official denial . The Government chose to issue an official statement to try to clear up doubts, especially after the leak of photos and information on driver's licenses that was confirmed on Monday.
The publication on the social network “As a result of journalistic versions that circulated in the last few hours, the technical teams of Renaper and the cybersecurity company DANAIDE confirmed that there was no hack to the organization's database or a new leak of information ,” the organization indicated.
Renaper facilities, where documents are made and distributed
That agency, which is under the orbit of the Ministry of the Interior, headed by Guillermo Francos, added that, “in addition to the fact that no hack was detected, the organization's security experts highlighted that the capacity necessary to obtain the information of 65 million people would require an infrastructure similar to the Renaper DNI factory and a quantity of hardware close to that acquired by the national government, ruling out that the information is real.”
The thing is that this number is the one that had been revealed to specify the type of leak that had been registered. In dialogue with Infobae , the cybersecurity expert, Cristian Borghello, revealed the existence of this data leak, specifying that it had been published on pirate internet sites - located in the so-called deep web - where the alleged authors of that hack showed all the Information available.
“They openly publish 65 million Renaper records. You can't believe what they have published: databases, source code, API, passwords, everything. Photos and prints for sale. Infinite impact on all services in Argentina,” said the expert. However, the Government denied that this had happened: “It would imply a storage capacity of 500 terabytes of storage, outside the scale of a hack.”
“Any attempt to obtain such a large amount of information would have been easily detected by Renaper's cybersecurity services, including the company Danaide SA, hired in 2021 through public bidding. It would also be an operation that would last weeks or months, making it impossible to carry out in a single day,” it was indicated in the organization's press release.
Screenshots of information allegedly stolen from Renaper
Yesterday it was confirmed that there was a leak of a database with nearly 6 million files with images and driver's license data . The Government confirmed the interception, but assured that there was no “ sensitive information compromised .” Through a statement from the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV), it was detailed that it was a group of “ professional hackers ” who accessed a “ limited flow ” of information that is used to prepare the Digital Licenses.
The National Cybersecurity Directorate and the Incident Response Assistance Center ( Cert.Ar ) had to intervene to deter the cyberattack and take the appropriate measures. The thing is that within the leaked data, information from the driving records of personalities from the entertainment world and also politicians stood out. Among them, the president himself, Javier Milei , Luis Petri , Minister of Defense, and Patricia Bullrich , head of the Security portfolio. While among the famous ones, names such as Guillermo Francella , Chino Darín , Marcelo Tinelli, Tini Stoessel and Peter Lanzani stand out.
The images leaked by a group of hackers who stole information from the National Road Safety Agency
