Chronicle of the Most Powerful Hacker Attack
Latvian authorities are investigating a major cyberattack on the CSDD database that resulted in a significant data leak. The breach occurred through a medical database interface, and officials have criticized the CSDD for a slow and negligent response.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the critical vulnerabilities in government data infrastructure and the importance of rapid incident response protocols.
Chronicle of the Most Powerful Hacker Attack
The competent authorities are still trying to assess the scale of the disaster and find those responsible for the most powerful hacker attack, which targeted the CSDD databases. As reported this evening by the TV3 program Nekā personīga, hackers managed to connect and download a huge amount of data through the medical database, that is, through the system used by doctors to submit information to the CSDD based on the results of drivers' medical examinations.
CSDD has tried to downplay the scale of the leak and sought help belatedly. Nekā personīga offered viewers a kind of chronicle of events.
The hacking of the system began two weeks ago. On the night from Friday to Saturday. The work week had ended. IT specialists of the directorate also went on vacation.
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