Hacker Claims Responsibility for ANCPI Attack, Assures Data Not for Sale

• •Hacker 'ByteToBreach' claims responsibility for ANCPI server breach.
• •Data from the breach is not intended for sale, according to the hacker.
• •ANCPI services remain offline, impacting land registration processes.

A hacker known as 'ByteToBreach' claims to have breached the servers of the Romanian National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (ANCPI). In an exclusive interview, he expressed remorse for the disruption caused to Romanian IT professionals and stated he would not sell the compromised data 'just to anyone.' The attack, which has rendered ANCPI services unavailable, reportedly exploited a known vulnerability from 2021. Rumors of a €10 million ransom were denied by the hacker, who emphasized that discussions of such nature are only for relevant parties. The ANCPI's digital services remain offline, affecting the processing of land registration requests. Authorities have confirmed that the hacker is not a state actor but a financially motivated individual. Investigations and remediation efforts are ongoing.