Viet Nam Human Rights
Critical attack by the mysterious hackers
24/4/16
Nearly 50 million Turkish citizens
are facing the risk of identity theft after their personal data stolen by
hackers and posted online. The largest data theft in the history of Turkey and
the world is said to be no less serious than “Panama Profile” case.
There is no precedent for such a data
theft of nearly 50 million Turks when nearly all of the citizens of a country were
stolen personal data. This case involves threats to the information security of
the majority of the Turkish people, pushing the victims to the risk of forgery.
Turkey is currently conducting an investigation with the largest scale ever to
find the culprit behind the serious leak of data.
Hackers have stolen huge database
including information about the identity, identity card number, nationality,
address, date of birth and parents' names ... of each person from the national
database. According to Turkey Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, the data
was taken from the records of voters that the government shared with political
parties before elections. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said, the number of
people who leaked the information were equivalent to the number of Turkish
voters registered in the electoral list.
The bad thing is the site posted the
stolen information allows everybody to download files containing cubic capacity
of 6.6 GB of stolen information. In Turkey, the number of ID is used to access
government services such as voting, social security, military service, health
care and banking.
Along with spreading stolen data on
internet, hackers also offer advice on how to improve the security measures of
Turkey.
Website published the data above is
believed to belong to a group of Icelander hackers, who often leak information
through servers located in Romania.
After the stolen data with huge
numbers, on the seventh of April, President Adorgant signed to approve Code 6698 on the protection
of personal data. It was taken into effect immediately after being approve.
The cyberattack in Turkey is a
warning for countries in the era of digital technology. Countries need increases
measures to ensure network security as hackers are increasingly sophisticated
in penetrating and stealing confidential data.
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