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Romania land registry and cadastre database completely deleted after ransom refusal
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Points clés
- A hacker named Zakaria Mahdjoub, also known as ByteToBreach, breached the Romania National Agency systems.
- When the ransom demanded by the attacker was refused, all property registry data was completely deleted.
- Mahdjoub is known to have attacked the government portals of multiple European countries in the past.
An attacker named Zakaria Mahdjoub, known as the dark web user ByteToBreach, breached the systems of the Romania National Agency. After accessing the systems, the attacker demanded a ransom from the authorities. Upon the refusal of the demand, the hacker deliberately destroyed the agency's entire database.
Mahdjoub is reported to have previously carried out cyber attacks on government portals of various European countries. This incident once again highlights the seriousness of the threats targeting the cybersecurity infrastructure of government institutions.
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- Q: Who is the attacker that breached the Romania registry agency?
- A: The attacker is an individual named Zakaria Mahdjoub, who uses the alias ByteToBreach on the dark web.
- Q: Why did the hacker completely delete the database?
- A: The attacker demanded a ransom from the agency, but completely destroyed the database when the ransom demand was refused.
- Q: Which agency and records were affected by the attack?
- A: The attack affected the Romania National Agency and the agency's entire property/cadastre database.
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