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Moldova says about 11 million access requests hit state digital services and data on about 750,000 ID numbers was extracted

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Moldovan authorities said state digital services were attacked during the night of 22 October with about 11 million access requests aimed at obtaining personal data unlawfully, and that the targeted services were disconnected, Moldpres reported on 24 October. On 27 October the Electronic Governance Agency said about one million personal ID numbers were targeted between 19 and 23 October, that by preliminary estimates data sets for about 750,000 were extracted, that extraction was stopped on 23 October and that bank card data was not affected. Government spokesperson Dumitru Ciorici said Moldova suspects the attack is part of hybrid attacks against it; no perpetrator was named.

When
22 October 2026
Where
Moldova, Moldova
What
cyber, government
Against
Government of Moldova
Attribution
Not attributed. Government spokesperson Dumitru Ciorici said Moldova suspects the attack is part of hybrid attacks against it; no body named a perpetrator.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Moldpres Media · Not yet classified origin: Moldovan government statement, 24 Oct · published 2026-10-24 00:00 UTC approximately 11 million access requests recorded
  2. Evidence Electronic Governance Agency of Moldova Official, third state · Not yet classified origin: Electronic Governance Agency statement, 27 Oct · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC Potrivit estimărilor preliminare, au fost extrase seturi de date aferente la circa 750.000 de IDNP-uri.

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