Saint Lucia Citizenship Program Data Breach Allegedly Exposes 1.1 Million Records
Summary
A database reportedly containing over 1.1 million Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme records was published on a cybercrime forum. The alleged data includes passport numbers, contact details, hashed passwords and sensitive application documents.
Key points
- The article says a database with over 1.1 million records from the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme was allegedly published on a cybercrime forum.
- The actor is unidentified; the article describes the publication and compromise as alleged, not independently confirmed.
- Reported data includes names, dates of birth, contact details, passport numbers and hashed passwords.
- The dataset reportedly includes application documents such as birth certificates, CVs, police clearances, bank references and proof of net worth.
- Investment types and amounts are also reported in the database.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme
- Incident Type
- Alleged data breach and publication of a database on a cybercrime forum
- Data Types Exposed
- Full names
- Email addresses
- Physical mailing addresses
- Phone numbers
- Dates of birth
- Genders
- Hashed passwords
- Passport numbers
- Application documents, including birth certificates, CVs, police clearance certificates, bank references, and proof of net worth
- Investment types and amounts
- Affected Records
- More than 1.1 million database rows were reportedly exposed; the number of individuals affected is not specified.
- Operational Impact
- The programme was allegedly compromised. No operational disruption is described.
- Claim Status
- alleged