Moldova's Electronic Governance Agency (AGE) has officially confirmed a large-scale cyber incident, described as unprecedented in scope, in which attackers gained unauthorised access to critical government information systems and restricted databases. Source: Moldova's Electronic Governance Agency.
The carefully planned cyberattack reportedly compromised the personal data of hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens, representing almost a third of the country's total population.
According to detailed reports from the relevant authorities, the attack primarily targeted central government registers containing confidential and legally significant information, including personal identification numbers (IDNP), complete passport details, current residential and registered addresses, confidential tax information and citizens' biometric records.
Leading cybersecurity and information protection experts have described the breach as the largest and most damaging leak of personal data in Moldova's history since independence. The volume of information allegedly stolen poses serious systemic risks, including large-scale fraud, financial crime, targeted blackmail and sophisticated phishing campaigns directed at ordinary citizens.
Moldovan authorities, working alongside international experts and specialised cyber defence teams, have launched an investigation aimed at identifying the initial point of entry, addressing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and determining which hacking group or state-backed organisation was responsible.
Investigators are reportedly prioritising the possibility that the attack was a deliberate operation carried out by foreign state-sponsored hacking networks. According to this assessment, the primary objective was to destabilise Moldovan society, further undermine public confidence in fundamental state institutions and weaken the country's democratic foundations amid ongoing hybrid warfare.
