Actor Claims Breach of Kuwait Civil Information Authority, Exposure of 5.23 Million ID Photos
Summary
An unnamed threat actor claims to have breached Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information, exposing 5.23 million ID photos and other records, deleting Ministry of Health maps, and offering the data for sale.
Key points
- An unnamed threat actor claims to have breached Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information.
- The actor alleges multiple identity, population, and mapping systems were compromised.
- About 5.23 million Kuwaiti ID photos were reportedly exposed.
- The alleged data includes civil IDs, residential details, statistics, and death records.
- The actor also claims to have deleted Ministry of Health maps and is offering the data to buyers for $1,000.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information
- Incident Type
- Alleged breach and exposure of identity and population data; the actor also claims to have deleted Ministry of Health maps.
- Data Types Exposed
- Kuwaiti ID photos
- Civil ID records
- Residential details
- Population and statistics data
- Death records
- Affected Records
- About 5.23 million Kuwaiti ID photos were reportedly exposed; the number of other affected records is not stated.
- Operational Impact
- The actor claims to have deleted Ministry of Health maps. The article does not independently confirm deletion or other operational impact.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- The actor allegedly offered the stolen data for sale to up to 12 buyers for $1,000; no ransom demand is reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed