The database of the Ministry of Transport (MTOP) was hacked and those responsible stole information from the walletMinistry sources confirmed to The Observer.
The IT division of the ministry became aware of the situation in mid-October and informed the authorities.
On those dates, the Ministry’s computer system was out of operation, since October 17 and for a period of around 20 days. Portfolio sources explained that this situation It was due to the cyber attack.
From the Secretary of State They still don’t know how this happened, they detailed. The Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (Agesic) and the Ministry of the Interior carry out the investigation to know the origin of the violation.
Ministry sources indicated that “We act according to the established protocols” by the organizations that investigate the fact.
According to Eduardo Preve, director of the news program MVD Noticias (TV Ciudad), the stolen files include documents of the Central Railway project, trust personnel contracts and information related to different tenders.
Consulted in this regard, from MTOP they preferred not to provide information for “security”, while the investigation continues.
