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Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack

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Feed Name: Security Affairs

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-02-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Pierluigi Paganini

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Senegal's Directorate of File Automation was hit by a ransomware attack reportedly claimed by a new group called Green Blood Group, which alleges it stole 139 GB of citizen records including biometric and immigration data; the national ID office was temporarily closed while authorities and vendor IRIS investigate and work to restore services, with no official attribution announced.

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