The Ministry of Economy asked to investigate an internal hack

The Ministry of Economy asked to investigate an internal hack

“Indeed, as referred to in the @MauroEldritch account, a user of the ‘Breached’ digital platform identified as ‘Everest’ has spread the following offer: ‘For sale network access to the Argentine Ministry of Economy. Access also to various financial instruments and software of the ministry’ (Access network is sold to the Ministry of Economy of Argentina. Access to various financial instruments and the minister’s software),” he continued.

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Casal explained that, for the moment, from the technical areas of the Ministry “it has not been possible to detect illegitimate access to our databases or the theft of passwords or information.”

However, he added: “The public offer made makes essential not only the exhaustive internal investigation that is underway, but also the promotion of the pertinent judicial investigation for the possible existence of crimes of public action that could directly affect the interests of the National State.”

“The Ministry of Economy has a multitude of databases and computer systems that contain data linked to public and private organizations and, in particular, linked to the different areas of government and also related to projected economic and financial policy decisions or in the course of execution”, continuous.

Likewise, it added: “The possibility of making or attempting to make illegitimate use of them, either through the dissemination or sale of sensitive data or even the theft, modification or total or partial suppression of the databases and/or computer systems has potential. not only to alter the efficient development of the area’s own administrative functions, but also to influence the foreign exchange, financial or investment markets”.

On the other hand, the official He asked that the case be investigated by the federal jurisdiction of the City of Buenos Aires, because the Ministry’s headquarters are located there and because “the main hypothesis involves direct involvement of the National State.”

It also requested that “the aforementioned publications of the social network Twitter and the Breached platform be certified by the secretariat and reports be requested from the company, owner or person in charge of the ‘Breached’ platform in order to provide all the available data of the user identified as ‘Everest'”, among other things.

Source: Ambito

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