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Last week the government website was the victim of an attack. During the week, some data was released that suggested that the unique password, used by citizens for multiple procedures, could be at risk. With the investigation in progress, and the passing of the days, the Digital Government Division (DGD) came out to report on the procedures.
“As we publicly promised on Saturday October 10 and then reiterated on Wednesday 14, in this document we will report in detail the new information we have regarding unauthorized access to the Digital Government system, which is being investigated today by the National Prosecutor’s Office” , they started
What happened?
on Thursday, October 8, the Digital Government Division suffered unauthorized access to its systems. On the website of the Digital Government Division (DGD) “a political message was published, announcing the possession of confidential information, stating a political position regarding the next plebiscite and issuing offenses and threats to public persons, from various fields.”
Public Statement of @GobDigitalCL @Segpres pic.twitter.com/3qCqX34gZd
– Digital Government (@GobDigitalCL) October 14, 2020
On Friday 9, once the violation of the DGD servers was confirmed, actions were immediately instructed that aimed at four objectives, according to the entity. These are, “Protect the systems and their information”, “Identify the information that may have been exposed”, “Identify the vulnerabilities that allowed unauthorized access” and “Provide background information on the Public Ministry and the PDI to identify those responsible and the maximum penalties of the law are applied to them “.
What was accessed?
From the DGD they point out that “after a process of deep analysis and assisted by international experts, some conclusions have been reached that we want to share.” “In the process of analysis of the DGD systems that is being carried out, it has been confirmed that information hosted on servers managed by the Division was exposed to third parties. In fact, on Thursday 15 the attackers released a file with relative information to digital procedures of some organs of the State administration, a file whose content is still being analyzed to determine precisely the nature of the information and the seriousness of its scope, all of which will be made known to the public in a timely manner, as a whole with the measures adopted to give peace of mind to citizens “, they detail.
Capture Additionally, this new antecedent was timely placed in the hands of the Cyber Crimes Brigade of the Investigative Police and the Prosecutor’s Office, according to the organization.
“There is no RUT and password database”
They emphasize that, “in any case, we insist that there is no database of RUT and passwords, so someone could badly steal it.” “ClaveÚnica’s technology prevents the system from knowing each person’s password, since only a non-reversible encrypted code is stored,” they explained.
To give greater peace of mind to citizens, however, the updating of ClaveÚnica is being promoted by users, a process that more than 500 thousand people have carried out to date.
How to update my Unique Key?
To perform this procedure, they made a video tutorial:
In the following video we show you step by step how to update your #Uniquekey through your cell phone.
Check here https://t.co/vdOhwTLaKO pic.twitter.com/LEDc2azBBv– Digital Government (@GobDigitalCL) October 17, 2020
The Digital Government Division indicates that it continues to analyze its systems to achieve the greatest certainty regarding the above and the vulnerabilities that allowed it. For this, it has the support of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security and has added the help of international experts.
Extra measures
“It is good to mention that as the country advances in its digital transformation, cybersecurity risks and threats increase, which has been revealed in various attacks on public and private infrastructure in recent years. This is not the first It will not be the last computer attack, and for this the public and private sectors have to be prepared, “they point out from the DGD.
“Advancing both in cybersecurity risk management and in the cybercrime legislation that is currently being processed in the National Congress, is of the utmost importance. We are sure that this experience will finally help us to advance faster in these matters”, they emphasized. From the Division they add that “unfortunately, in Chile and in the rest of the world, it happens that criminals always try to go ahead, and that is why we must be prepared and always alert.”
“Finally, we want to emphasize that the dissemination of people’s private information constitutes a crime and that we will ensure that those who have obtained and published it are identified and brought to justice,” they concluded.
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