Details around data leaks of Iraqi government websites

INA – BAGHDAD 
 
Digital Media Center – DMC clarified on Wednesday, the details of data leaks of a number of Iraqi government websites.
 
"Stealer Malware caused thousands of private data leak stored in government websites belonging to different countries, and it was offered for sale on the "Dark Web",” according to the DMC statement received by the Iraqi News Agency – INA.
 
The leak included the data of the officials and users of 49.880 websites, as well as the leak of 1.753.658 official documents as the data that was displayed on the "Dark Web" showed the presence of three Iraqi government websites, a number of whose data had been acquired, included the statement
 
“The leaked Iraqi data belonged to sites affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, the Federal Service Council,”
 
For his part, the researcher in the digital field, Fadhil Al-Doukhi, confirmed that "the leaked credentials were 75 statements belonging to the three Iraqi government websites, and it was not determined whether they belong to government users or the general public,"
 
Al-Doukhi added, "This number is very small compared to the thousands of leaked data from government websites in other countries such as India and Indonesia,"
 
According to the statement, DMC called the officials of the targeted sites to clean their devices of malware, and adopt updated antivirus programs, as well as stay away from any unofficial software that is installed on the devices.
 
The Center stressed the importance of government institutions adopting defensive strategies that allow them to address any attacks and dealing with it before any breach.