The Moroccan authorities have firmly denied any intrusion into their information systems or security databases following claims by the hacker group Jabaroot, which asserted this week that it had leaked personal information of over 70,000 agents allegedly involved in facilitating the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) have stated that their systems adhere to cybersecurity standards and have not been compromised. Specifically, the DGST clarified that the leaked data did not originate from a breach of their systems but rather from outdated databases managed by insurance companies and health and social security organizations.
Rabat Denies Breach of Its Systems
In a statement released through social media, the DGST has rejected any claims of a "violation" of its systems. They emphasized that their security databases are not connected to open internet networks, addressing the reports circulating in recent days regarding the alleged cyberattack. Furthermore, the agency has raised doubts about the authenticity of some materials disseminated by the hackers. According to Moroccan authorities, manipulated photographs and forged documents have been circulating, purportedly displaying members of the country’s security services.
The DGST argues that some of these documents feature uniforms and military ranks that do not exist in Morocco nor are used by the DGSN, in addition to containing errors in visual identities and "blatant grammatical mistakes." Moroccan authorities have also announced that they will continue their investigations to identify those responsible for creating and distributing this material, while cautioning against the spread of information they consider false.
Jabaroot Claims Access to Data of Over 70,000 Agents
As previously reported by ondacero.es, the hacker group Jabaroot claimed to have leaked a database that, according to their own account, contained personal and professional information of approximately 70,000 members of Moroccan security and intelligence services. Some reports suggest that the total number of records could be as high as 70,381. The group stated that among the affected individuals were members of the DGSN and the DGST, including high-ranking officials, and presented the leak as part of an operation dubbed #OP_CEUTA. Jabaroot also claimed that the publication served as a "message directed at Spain," within the context of a migration crisis that escalated in late July in Ceuta. The hackers even asserted that they possessed information related to officials and orders issued during that migration crisis, a claim that has been categorically dismissed by Moroccan authorities.
