CryptoDead Claims Leak of ICFES Records Affecting 30 Million Colombians
Summary
CryptoDead allegedly published a 100 GB archive claimed to contain personal and academic records for more than 30 million Colombians from ICFES. The article reports the leak is unverified.
Key points
- The article attributes the alleged leak to a threat actor using the alias CryptoDead.
- The actor reportedly published an approximately 100 GB .tar.zst archive, claimed to contain ICFES data.
- The dataset is alleged to include personal identification, test scores, contact information, and demographic details.
- The claimed exposure affects more than 30 million Colombians; the article provides no independent confirmation.
- The actor reportedly framed the release as politically motivated hacktivism and made the archive freely accessible online.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- ICFES
- Incident Type
- Alleged data leak and unauthorized disclosure
- Data Types Exposed
- Personal identification information
- Academic records and test scores
- Contact information
- Demographic details
- Affected Records
- Claimed to include records for more than 30 million Colombian citizens
- Affected Data Size
- Approximately 100 GB, according to the report
- Operational Impact
- The archive was reportedly published freely on the open web for direct download; no service disruption was reported.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed