CYBER INTELLIGENCE ALERT: ALLEGED MASSIVE BREACH OF STATE DATA IN MEXICO 🇲🇽 💀
[STATUS: UNCONFIRMED / THREAT ACTIVITY ]
A suspected massive intrusion into government and institutional systems in Mexico has been detected, attributed to the group known as EsqueleSquad. The actor claims to have obtained a massive dataset with a volume of 352.3 GB.
Threat Actor: EsqueleSquad
Data Volume: 352.3 GB
Affected Institutions: The actor claims to have confirmed access to the systems of:
UNAM, IMSS Welfare, IMSS Digital, Llave MX, SAT, FONACOT, INFONAVIT, Government Institutional Email Services, SIAF, and BBVA MX.
Declared Content: The group claims to have exfiltrated more than 405 million records, including:
Emails ( 60.6 million), passwords ( 58.1 million), phone numbers ( 10.2 million), CURPs ( 96.1 million), full names ( 96.1 million), and map locations ( 84.2 million).
Evidence Analysis
The group has published visible fragments as proof of concept.
Records that appear to be database structures with fields such as "CURP" and other personal identifiers.
Examples of queries (cURLs) directed to endpoints that appear to be associated with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
Security Considerations ⚠️
Nature of the Threat: The report indicates a possible structural negligence in the protection of government systems, where the information of millions of citizens may have been exposed.
Identity Theft Risk: Given the amount of sensitive personal information, including CURPs (Mexican national ID numbers) and financial data, the risk of identity theft and fraud is extremely high if the breach is validated.
Recommendations 🛡️
Forensic Validation: The aforementioned institutions are required to conduct an immediate security audit to verify the authenticity of the reported access points.
Citizen Caution: Citizens should remain vigilant against potential phishing or social engineering attempts that use real data obtained from this incident. Identity monitoring and strengthening credentials on affected websites are recommended.
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