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Senegal confirms breach of national ID card department after ransomware claims

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Feed Name: The Record from Recorded Future News

Threat Score
88/100

Date Published: 2026-02-09

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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A suspected ransomware attack by the Green Blood Group forced Senegal's Directorate of File Automation (DAF) to suspend operations after the group claimed to have stolen 139 GB of citizen data — including national ID, passport and biometric records — and shared data samples; IRIS Corporation reported two breached servers and officials are attempting system restoration while asserting that data integrity remains intact.

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