Cyberangriff: Daten von 1,2 Millionen Menschen in Lettland geklaut

Riga, Latvia experienced a significant data breach affecting over 1.2 million individuals and 200,000 companies, raising serious security concerns. According to the Traffic and Road Transport Authority (CSDD), the hackers obtained personal details such as names, surnames, payment information, vehicle registration numbers, and addresses registered at the time of service delivery.

Latvia has about 1.9 million inhabitants. The identity of the perpetrator remains unknown for now. Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs stated that it could not be ruled out that the incident was a cyber attack originating from another country. The Latvian Cyber Security Agency and CSDD warned in a statement that the stolen data could be misused by fraudsters.

Kulbergs ordered an investigation into the incident and criticized CSDD leadership for being late in informing about the data theft. "I must admit that I am unpleasantly surprised by a certain level of IT-security naivety that prevails in some supervisory authorities and state institutions," the Prime Minister added, referring to a previous hacking attack on the state forestry administration in June.