Data Breach

Registral Function of the State Mexico (FREM) hacked. Shad0wS3C is back

The hacker group Shad0wS3C is back and hacked the Institute of the Registral Function of the State Mexico (FREM), it leaked the database.

Shad0wS3C is Back and hacked the Institute of the Registral Function of the State Mexico (FREM) and leaked a dump of its database.

The hacker leaked the database at the following URL

https://t.co/6XgwSf4uWW

frem-mexico-data-breachfrem-mexico-data-breach

The archive includes three files containing personal information of the users, including passport info and other sensitive details.

In the past, Shad0wS3C was an hacktivist group, it seems to have changed its mission and started hacking without any specific political motivation.

Its member Gh0s7, told me that the FREM data breach is just an anticipation of future attacks.

“This leak is just a simple demonstration for our future attacks. We will be leaking more gov and private corps.” Gh0s7 told me.

The group launched a targeted attack, the first of a new wave that aims to hit government servers and corporations worldwide.

The hackers have a list of targets composed of gov and private servers to hack.

This is their “black list.”

Hackers did not reveal details of the data breach, they simply told me to have used a “private exploit.”

The last time hack in order of time made by Shad0wS3C is the Paraguay’s Secretary of National Emergency (SNE) data breach occurred in August. The hackers leaked online a dump from a PostgreSQL database also in this case.

Stay Tuned.

[adrotate banner=”9″]

Pierluigi Paganini

(Security Affairs – Gh0s7, FREM)

Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.

Recent Posts

Trend Micro fixes critical bugs in Apex Central and TMEE PolicyServer

Trend Micro fixed multiple vulnerabilities that impact its Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer…

2 hours ago

Paragon Graphite Spyware used a zero-day exploit to hack at least two journalists’ iPhones<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw><gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

Security researchers at Citizen Lab revealed that Paragon's Graphite spyware can hack fully updated iPhones…

13 hours ago

SinoTrack GPS device flaws allow remote vehicle control and location tracking

Two vulnerabilities in SinoTrack GPS devices can allow remote vehicle control and location tracking by…

21 hours ago

U.S. CISA adds Wazuh, and WebDAV flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Wazuh, and WebDAV flaws to its Known…

23 hours ago

Exposed eyes: 40,000 security cameras vulnerable to remote hacking

Over 40,000 internet-exposed security cameras worldwide are vulnerable to remote hacking, posing serious privacy and…

1 day ago

Operation Secure: INTERPOL dismantles 20,000+ malicious IPs in major cybercrime crackdown

INTERPOL announced that a joint operation code-named Operation Secure took down 20,000+ malicious IPs/domains tied…

1 day ago