Spain Investigates Massive Data Leak of Top Government Officials, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
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- High-profile targets: A massive data leak has exposed the personal information of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, his family, and senior officials.
- Sensitive data exposed: The breach includes information from top state institutions like the CNI intelligence agency and the Ministry of the Interior.
- Dark web distribution: The stolen data was disseminated on Telegram channels and dark web forums, prompting an urgent police investigation.
Spain's National Police have launched an urgent investigation into a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, his family, and high-ranking officials from the nation's most sensitive security institutions.Â
Details of the Dark Web Data Breach
The compromised information was distributed on Telegram channels and various dark web forums. The leaked data includes sensitive personal details such as national identity card numbers (DNIs), private addresses, and other private information.Â
The data breach extends deep into Spain's security apparatus, affecting the director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI), Esperanza Casteleiro, and senior law enforcement officials from the Ministry of the Interior, a Mediterraneo Digital report says.Â
The new Director General of Coordination and Studies of the Interior, Eugenio Pereiro Blanco, former head of the General Information Commission, was also exposed.
Politicians from multiple parties were also among those whose data was exposed:
- PSOE,Â
- PP,Â
- Vox,Â
- Sumar,Â
- EH Bildu,Â
- Podemos.Â
The perpetrators, using pseudonyms like "N4T0X," accompanied the leak with a message citing "corruption and lack of aid" as their motive, saying the people demand transparency and justice.Â
This direct targeting of key intelligence and law enforcement figures suggests a possible retaliatory motive for previous cybercrime arrests.
National Security Breach and Investigation
This national security breach has triggered a swift response. The National Police's ComisarÃa General de Información is leading the investigation, with experts suspecting that young cybercriminals seeking notoriety are behind the attack.
This follows recent arrests of other young hackers for similar cyber intrusions – a significant data theft from the PSOE political party, and a 19-year-old hacker was arrested for cyberterrorism and a major data leak involving the Spanish Prime Minister in July.
The breach is being treated with the utmost seriousness, given its potential to compromise the safety and operations of Spain's top intelligence and security personnel. The National Court has been informed, and authorities are working to identify and apprehend those responsible for this severe security failure.Â
The incident highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks against high-level government targets and the critical need for robust digital defenses to protect state institutions.
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