In June 2022, a massive amount of personal data was leaked from Renaper, a major Argentine healthcare organization. The data reportedly includes 65 million records, with sensitive information such as personal documents, coronavirus records, and even military ranks. This kind of personal data is often used for cybercrimes like identity theft.
According to cybersecurity expert Cristian Borghello, the leaked data includes a significant portion of Renaper’s internal systems’ source code, exposing user passwords in plain text and connections to other companies. The individual who uploaded the database did not claim responsibility for the leak but claimed that they had obtained it legally through legal means.
The Government denies that such a massive amount of data could be gathered without detection, citing the infrastructure required to obtain information on 65 million people. However, the individual who uploaded the database also shared data from Nosis users last week and a set of files containing images of Argentine driver’s licenses earlier this week. Celebrities’ driving licenses, including the President of the Nation and several officials, were included in the leaked files.