Senegal: DAF acknowledges cyberattack, assures no data was compromised

Speaking on the program “Salam Senegal” on Radio Senegal International, the chief police commissioner stated that the information related to identity cards and the electoral file remained available and intact. He noted that operations were able to resume after the attack and that security measures have been strengthened.

On February 5, the initial statement from the Ministry of the Interior referred only to a “noted incident” within the DAF system. The production of cards had been suspended, while the administration already claimed that personal data had not been altered and announced the opening of an investigation.

At that time, a group identifying itself as the Green Blood Group claimed responsibility for the exfiltration of 139 terabytes of biometric data and immigration-related information. This claim, reported by several Senegalese media outlets, has not been independently verified.

Ibrahima Dieng maintains that the electoral file and the databases used to produce national identity cards are available, intact, and unchanged. He stated that the resumption of production after the incident was made possible by the preservation of these files.