BG Bulgarian National Revenue Agency Jun 2019 Hacking (Q12191)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | BG Bulgarian National Revenue Agency Jun 2019 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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June 2019
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A mysterious hacker has stolen the personal details of millions of Bulgarians and has emailed download links to the stolen data to local news publications. The datas origin is believed to be the countrys National Revenue Agency (NRA), a department of the Bulgarian Ministry of FinanceAccording to reports from local media [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], who received part of the data, the hacker said they stole the personal details of over five million Bulgarians, of the countrys total population of seven million. The hacker bragged about stealing 110 databases from NRAs network, totaling nearly 21 GB. The hacker only shared 57 databases, comprising 11 GB of the aggregate data with local news outlets but promised to release the rest in the coming days. (English)
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