The official Mi Argentina site and the SUBE Card application– two of the Government’s most important digital platforms – were hacked and the news revolutionized social networks. Once again, behind the attack is the profile of gov.etha hacker who built his image based on expose vulnerabilities in critical systemswhile sending political and social messages.
“ReNaPer, MiArgentina, City Police and now this? lol“, wrote the cybercriminal on one of the affected platforms, a message that highlights his previous attacks while questioning the effectiveness of the public systems attacked. The hacker has relevance within social networks and was even greeted by the rapper Duki and producer Bizarrap.
Who is the hacker behind the attack on Mi Argentina
In the last hours, the national government confirmed having suffered an attack by cybercriminals: “The hack reflects the deplorable state that previous governments left to our electronic management systems, platforms and applications,” they detailed in a message in which they also criticized the legislators of the National Congress who voted against DNU 656. /2024 that was foreseen greater financing for the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE).
Once again, who was behind the cyberattack is the name of gov.eth. The hacker violated different digital platforms in the past related to the Argentine State.
The cybersecurity and hacktivism expert not only seeks to affect digital systems but, in his attacks, the criminal seeks to send political and social messages. In detail, their actions seek to expose the Structural flaws in the computer security of public and private institutions.
“ReNaPer, MiArgentina, Police of the City and now this? lol” or “Really? Hacked again!?“were some of the messages left by the cyber attacker after his latest actions. These phrases not only indicate the recurrence of their attacks on government systemsbut rather focuses on the effectiveness of the cybersecurity policies currently implemented.
The hacker’s influence goes beyond computer security and transcends the cultural sphere. Different figures from the Argentine music scene, including Duki and Bizarrap, sent him greetings that the cybercriminal published on his social networks.
The official government response to the hack
From the Secretariat of Innovation, Science and Technology They confirmed, through social networks, that the Mi Argentina systems and the SUBE application were hacked. “The hack reflects the deplorable state that previous governments left to our electronic management systems, platforms and applications,” the Government stated.
According to the secretariat, what happened is “a firm reminder of the urgent need for investment to strengthen infrastructure and computer security.” After this, the libertarian administration targeted the legislators who voted to count DNU 656/2024 for “playing high politics instead of guaranteeing the funds intended for the fight against these crimes.”
“We are working to solve this incident and we have already managed to get the sites working normally again, but we reiterate the need to invest in Cybersecurity,” the state agency concluded.
Source: Ambito
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