Argentina RENAPER national ID database breach (2021)
An attacker used a compromised government VPN account to query Argentina's RENAPER national ID database for all 45 million Argentines. Photos and ID details for the president, soccer star Lionel Messi, and other public figures were posted to Twitter as proof. The data went on sale on a dark-web forum.
- Victim
- Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAPER), Argentina
- Records
- 45.0M