Kazakhstan Denies 15M Data Leak in Darknet
At present, there is no confirmed data regarding the hacking of the electronic government's information systems and the acquisition of the specified database directly from eGov. Earlier, the Telegram channel Mash claimed that a hacker made available on the darknet data on approximately 15 million residents of Kazakhstan.
Consensus
- Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development denied the existence of a data breach involving 15 million citizen records.
- The alleged data leak was reported to be posted in the darknet by a user named shymzz13.
- The ministry stated that there is no verified evidence of a hack into the eGovernment (eGov) system.
- The ministry confirmed that the eGov system does not store scanned passport copies in the format claimed by the darknet seller.
- The ministry is conducting a technical investigation into the claims.
- The information about the data leak originated from Telegram channel Mash.
Points of divergence
- The ministry noted that the claimed data volume and content were contradictory, and that the digital documents in eGov have a different format than what was presented. — vedomosti
- The ministry mentioned that similar incidents involving eGov had occurred previously. — vedomosti
- The ministry cited data from Kaspersky Lab about the increasing number of multi-stage cyberattacks, with 60% of DDoS attacks occurring at the network level (L3/L4) and 40% at the application level (L7), and a 63% increase in L7 attacks over the year. — vedomosti
- The ministry stated that the information about the data leak was being circulated in the media. — vesti
- The ministry mentioned that hackers had leaked personal data of over 100,000 British military personnel in early August. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Kazakh authorities deny leak of data on 15 million citizens of the country — Коммерсантъ
- In Kazakhstan, leak of personal data of 15 million citizens in the darknet was refuted — Ведомости
- There is no data on the hacking of the electronic government information systems of Kazakhstan. An investigation is underway, officials said at the Ministry of AI and digital development... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In Kazakhstan, information about the hacking of electronic government systems is being checked — Вести
- Kazakh authorities commented on information about the hack of the eGov service — Коммерсантъ
- There is no data on the hacking of the electronic government information systems of Kazakhstan. An investigation is underway, officials said at the Ministry of AI and digital development of the country. — ТАСС (Telegram)