Romania Cadastre Agency hit by cyberattack; hacker announces selling stolen data

The National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration of Romania (ANCPI) became the target of a major cyberattack that caused the most comprehensive technical disruption in the institution's history. Since 14 July, all of the agency's information systems, including the e-Terra application responsible for cadastre and land registry records, have been out of service.

Following the attack, a hacker put the stolen data up for sale on the internet. The attacker also threatened to delete the backup records of the systems. This situation points to both the disruption of critical public services and the risk of real estate data belonging to millions of citizens being leaked.

The incident once again revealed the scale of increasing cybersecurity threats against official institutions in Romania. It currently remains unclear when and how the agency will fully restore its systems to operation.