Paraguay hit by catastrophic data breach as hacktivists leak personal data of entire population

Paraguay suffered one of the most devastating national data breaches in history when hackers leaked personal information of approximately 7.4 million citizens (essentially the entire population) on June 13, 2025, after the government refused to pay a $7.4 million ransom demand from "Brigada Cyber PMC." The attack began with Redline infostealer malware compromising government employee credentials at the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, enabling hackers to slowly exfiltrate data.

Infostealers are extremely dangerous. Especially on government system accounts.
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