More than 60 public services have been restored and are now accessible through the evo.gov.md portal following the cyberattack on government infrastructure. Another 21 services, managed by various providers, remain temporarily unavailable, the e-Governance Agency announced, IPN reports.

According to the institution, the cyber threat persists, with attempted attacks on government digital infrastructure continuing to be detected. These attacks seek to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited to disrupt the delivery of public services. So far, checks have found no further instances of unauthorized data extraction.

AGE, together with the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service and the Cybersecurity Agency, continues to protect infrastructure and gradually restore services. The 21 services that remain unavailable will be brought back online once security checks have been completed.

Meanwhile, the authorities are reviewing the data obtained without authorization to identify those affected and determine what information was involved in each case. Lists are being compiled by data category and checked to remove duplicates and resolve inconsistencies.

AGE is also working to establish a mechanism for notifying affected citizens individually.

The cyberattack on the government’s digital infrastructure took place between October 19 and 23, when hackers targeted approximately one million personal identification numbers and unlawfully extracted data associated with around 750,000 people. Following the attack, the government announced that Nicoleta Colomeeț, director of the e-Governance Agency, would be stepping down from her post.

The parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defence and Public Order will hold hearings, while the President’s Office has announced that Maia Sandu is convening the National Security Council. The Chișinău Municipal Prosecutor’s Office has also launched a criminal investigation based on reasonable suspicion that offences involving violations of privacy and the disclosure of data have been committed.