Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database
A hacker successfully breached Romania's land registry database, wiping records after a failed extortion attempt. The incident has halted real estate transactions and forced the agency to rebuild its network from scratch.
Why it matters
The attack demonstrates the vulnerability of critical national infrastructure to cyber extortion and the potential for massive administrative disruption.
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A hacker has breached Romania's cadastre agency and wiped the country's entire land registry database following a failed extortion attempt.
The hack has brought Romania's entire real-estate market to a standstill as official apps and websites have been offline for a week. Notaries can't record new transactions while citizens can't obtain proof of ownership or detailed land records.
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