Cyberattack: Data of 1.2 million people stolen in Latvia
Unknown individuals have illegally accessed the road traffic authority via the Internet and stolen data. According to the head of government, national security is now at stake.
A large-scale theft of data from payment documents at Latvia's road traffic authority, CSDD, has raised concerns about security. A hacker attack stole data from 1.2 million individuals and 200,000 companies, including names, surnames, payment information, vehicle registration numbers, and addresses. The incident's perpetrators remain unknown, but Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs suggested it may have been a cyberattack on Latvia from another country.
The authorities warned of the risk of the stolen data being used by scammers and ordered an investigation into the incident.
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