Notorious ransomware group ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, has claimed responsibility for a targeted attack on Bangladesh Krishi Bank. According to a post by ALPHV on JUly 7, 2023, the hackers successfully breached the bank's security, gaining access to sensitive data and paralysing its operations.
With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS).
An alleged security exploit in a Bangladeshi government website has resulted in the exposure of sensitive personal information belonging to millions of Bangladeshi citizens on the internet. The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search.