Moldova’s Prosecutor General Opens Criminal Investigation Into Cyberattack Affecting 750,000 Citizens

The Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a criminal investigation after hackers extracted personal data belonging to approximately 750,000 Moldovan citizens from government systems.

“The Main Office of the Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal investigation into the case based on reasonable suspicion of offences involving violations of privacy and the disclosure of data from a criminal investigation. Procedural actions are underway. We will inform the public about developments in the case as far as possible, while complying with legal requirements,” Violina Moraru, press officer for the Prosecutor General’s Office, told Realitatea.md.