https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/09/turkish-citizens-personal-data-offered-online-after-govt-site-hacked/ * Back to BalkanInsightAboutPremium SubscriptionAdvertiseNewsletters Contact Sign in Follow us [svg][foote] [svg][foote] [svg][foote] [svg][foote] Balkan InsightBalkan Insight Search [ ] * Countries + Albania + Bosnia and Herzegovina + Bulgaria + Croatia + Greece + Kosovo + Moldova + Montenegro + North Macedonia + Romania + Serbia + Turkey * In Focus + Balkan Transitional Justice + Cyber Security + Reporting Democracy + Focus on Ukraine + Focus on Gender Justice + Balkan Migrant Route + Balkan Media Watch + Digital Rights + Bulgaria-North Macedonia dispute + Focus on COVID-19 Outbreak + Russia in the Balkans + Turkey and the Balkans + China in the Balkans + Foreign Fighters in Ukraine + Focus on Far Right + EU Focus + Paper Trail + Future of Bosnia + Serbia-Kosovo Relations * News * Premium + All + Opinions + Analysis + Investigations + Profiles + Features + Interviews * Subscribe * Newsletters * Sign in News Turkish Citizens' Personal Data Offered Online After Govt Site Hacked Hamdi Firat Buyuk Sarajevo BIRN June 9, 202315:42 In a major digital security breach, a website is offering personal data about Turkish citizens including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appears to have been stolen by hackers from a government services website. [svg][sajad-nori-21mJd5NUGZU-unsplash-1280x720]Photo illustration: Unsplash/Sajad Nori A website called sorgupaneli.org is offering to provide Turkish citizens' private data that was stolen from the e-Devlet government services website, even claiming to be able to offer President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's personal information. The hacked information that is being offered for free by the website in return for a membership signup includes ID numbers, phone numbers and information about people's family members. More sensitive information, including full addresses, real estate deeds and education details, is being offered with a paid premium membership. When BIRN accessed the website, it said that the personal data on offer includes information about high-ranking state and government officials including Erdogan and Turkey's main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Experts said that the data theft is the biggest yet in Turkey and constitutes a major digital security problem. "First and foremost, access to this website should be blocked. Following this, a full-scale investigation should be launched," Sule Ozsoy Boyunsuz, a professor of constitutional law, told HALK TV. The Turkish authorities have so far remained silent on the issue and the website remains accessible although it often crashes due to the high demand putting pressure on its servers. e-Devlet, which means e-government, is the main public administration portal in Turkey, and includes personal information including details about education, health, banking credentials and tax status. For several years, the e-Devlet website has been criticised for not being secure enough, but the authorities have dismissed the claims. * BIRD * Digital freedom * digital rights * Turkey Related Articles May 25, 2023 Experts, Opposition in Serbia Alarmed by Leaked Hungarian Energy 'Offer' October 3, 2022 Iranian Hackers Leak Database of Albanian Criminal Suspects Hamdi Firat Buyuk --------------------------------------------------------------------- VIEW ALL POSTS [svg][banner-pre] Latest premium * [svg][cover-160x160] June 9, 2023 Analysis Analysing Algorithms: Bosnian Media Complain of Facebook Guessing Game * [svg][11093918-2-scaled-e16] June 9, 2023 Reviews Week in Review: Big Gambles Amid Potential Breakthroughs * [svg][Untitled-2-3-160x160] June 9, 2023 Analysis Amid Growing Cyber Threat, Experts Urge Montenegro to Invest in Talent * [svg][11518496-1-e168622723] June 9, 2023 Review Democracy Digest: Poland Faces New EU Infringement Procedure Over #LexTusk * [svg][jr-korpa-9GmqpL6oUso-] June 8, 2023 Review Belgrade School Shooting Has Online Ripple Effect in Balkans Subscribe to Premium Content Most popular * [svg][Fxj8d8SXwAQVgX9-1-e16] June 2, 2023 News Kosovo Leaders Agree to New Elections in Restive North * [svg][11510074-160x160] June 2, 2023 opinion Kurti has Lost the Plot in the North of Kosovo * [svg][Jovica-Frenki-blog-1-] June 2, 2023 Analysis Money Trail: How Paramilitaries' Per Diems Proved Serbian Officials' Guilt * [svg][11514063-160x160] June 7, 2023 opinion Will the United States Abandon Kosovo? * [svg][11507902-160x160] June 6, 2023 Analysis Turkey Ponders Future under Emboldened Erdogan [svg][Balkan-Ins] --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- About us The Team Letters to the Editor Newsletters BIRN Consultancy --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Premium Awards Institutions and Partners Contact us RSS Feeds Follow us [svg][footer-soc] [svg][footer-soc] [svg][footer-soc] [svg] [footer-soc] --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright BIRN 2007 | Terms of use | Privacy Policy | Powered by WordPress / WPML --------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by BIRN Manage Cookie Consent We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. 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