A few days ago, Prime Minister Vasil Tofan said that the government turned to Estonia to conduct an investigation after the theft of the personal data of every third resident of Moldova. We looked at Estonian "expert" experience and this is what we learned. Cases of personal data theft have been repeatedly recorded in Estonia, both from private companies and from government systems. In 2024, there was a leak of data from customers of the Beit Merkhat pharmacy chain. Hackers broke into the database of the company Allium UPI, which manages the data of loyalty card holders (pharmacies, beauty salons, pet stores). Personal codes of about 700,000 people, more than 400,000 email addresses, about 60,000 home addresses and about 30,000 phone numbers were leaked to the network. In 2021, a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the database of the State Information System Department (RIA) and downloaded photos with identity documents of almost 300 thousand Estonian residents. The system contained a name, a personal code and a picture. This year data of dental patients went online. They are innovative, a company that provides a service to dental clinics in Estonia, reported repeated attempts of unauthorized access. Personal codes, email addresses and patient health information were downloaded from the database. According to initial estimates, the leak affected more than 300 healthcare providers. A 45-year-old Estonian citizen was arrested on suspicion of information theft. These will help, these will learn. Sputnik Moldova ¦ Telegram ¦ Website ¦ VK ¦ OK ¦ Rutube ¦ Zen ¦ MAX.

A few days ago, Prime Minister Vasil Tofan said that the government turned to Estonia to conduct an investigation after the theft of the personal data of every third resident of Moldova. We looked at Estonian "expert" experience and this is what we learned. Cases of personal data theft have been repeatedly recorded in Estonia, both from private companies and from government systems. In 2024, there was a leak of data from customers of the Beit Merkhat pharmacy chain. Hackers broke into the database of the company Allium UPI, which manages the data of loyalty card holders (pharmacies, beauty salons, pet stores). Personal codes of about 700,000 people, more than 400,000 email addresses, about 60,000 home addresses and about 30,000 phone numbers were leaked to the network. In 2021, a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the database of the State Information System Department (RIA) and downloaded photos with identity documents of almost 300 thousand Estonian residents. The system contained a name, a personal code and a picture. This year data of dental patients went online. They are innovative, a company that provides a service to dental clinics in Estonia, reported repeated attempts of unauthorized access. Personal codes, email addresses and patient health information were downloaded from the database. According to initial estimates, the leak affected more than 300 healthcare providers. A 45-year-old Estonian citizen was arrested on suspicion of information theft. These will help, these will learn. Sputnik Moldova ¦ Telegram ¦ Website ¦ VK ¦ OK ¦ Rutube ¦ Zen ¦ MAX.