Moldova Assesses Damage From Major Cyberattack on Government Systems

The authorities are attempting to assess the damage caused by the large-scale cyberattack

The bodies responsible for cyber security are taking steps to gradually restore public services and verify any data that may have been accessed without authorisation.

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The Agency for e-Government (AGE), in conjunction with the bodies responsible for cyber security – the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC) and the Cyber Security Agency (ASC) – report that the cyber threat persists.

Attempts to attack the government’s digital infrastructure, managed by AGE, continue to be detected. This means that attempts are constantly being made to find vulnerabilities in the systems in order to compromise the delivery of public services. So far, checks have not revealed any new instances of unauthorised data extraction from systems belonging to AGE as a result of these attempts.

A total of 61 digital public services have resumed operation and are available via the evo.gov.md portal. Twenty-one public services from several service providers are temporarily unavailable. These are being restored gradually following the completion of security checks.

At the same time, the analysis of the unauthorised data extractions is continuing to identify affected individuals and the targeted information in each case. Lists are being drawn up by data category, which are being checked for duplicates and inconsistencies in collaboration with the relevant authorities. AGE is also working on establishing a mechanism to provide personalised information to affected citizens. Reporting preliminary results before they have been verified could lead to misinformation and further concerns. The checks carried out to date have not revealed any alterations or distortions to citizens’ data in government registers as a result of the cyberattack.

The authorities are taking citizens’ concerns regarding the protection of personal data and access to public services into account. However, AGE states that technical checks and confirmation of the results by several agencies, each within their respective areas of competence, are necessary to determine the scale of the incident.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

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