Moldova e-government services: about 11 million malicious access requests, services taken offline

What happened

• On the night of 22 Oct 2026 a number of state digital public services were targeted with about 11 million access requests aimed at unlawfully obtaining personal data; some services became unavailable and targeted services were disconnected preventively (Moldpres). Government spokesperson: “We suspect it is part of the hybrid attacks against the Republic of Moldova.”
• Root cause: not disclosed. Moldpres sidebar headlines report a STISC statement that personal data of about 750,000 people may have been extracted; not confirmed in the article body.
• Attacker: not attributed; foreign actors under investigation.
• Response: police and the personal data protection centre informed; phased restoration.

Sources

• https://www.moldpres.md/eng/society/cyberattack-on-digital-public-services-authorities-block-about-11-million-access-requests
• https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks-public-administration.html

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