Senegal Confirms Cyberattack on Agency Managing National ID and Biometric Data

The Directorate of File Automation (DAF) in Senegal suspended national ID card production after a ransomware attack attributed to "The Green Blood Group," which claims to have stolen 139 TB of biometric and identity data and released samples on the dark web; an internal IRIS email indicates two breached DAF servers and potential access to card personalization data, raising significant national security and identity‑fraud concerns and highlighting risks from third‑party vendor dependencies.