Thousands of secret documents of the Intelligence Directorate of the National Police (DIRI), with information on the identity of the agents in activity, operational plans, electronic equipment, follow -ups to members of criminal organizations and weapons, were leaked by a group of hackers that call themselves “deface Peru”.
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The Republic He had access to the DIRECIN DATA BASE INFILTRATED BY THE HACKERS and could verify that it contains material related to registered facts between 2023 and what goes this year.
In addition to the ratio of the agents working in each Department of the DIRIN, approximately 1,500 with their true names and surnames, and their respective ID, Reports on espionage activities against terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal mining and organized crime have also been filtered at different critical points of the country. To this is added follow -up to anti -government manifestations, activists, media and journalists.
The tutorial videos aimed at the DIRIn agents are included so that they learn to have access and know how to use the SERPOL computer system, which is an exclusive search engine of the intelligence body that provides real -time data on police, fiscal and judicial history of investigated or suspicious persons.
The Ministry of Interior admitted that the Dirin, an organ of importance of the National Intelligence System (SINA), was the victim of an attack by the “hacktivists” of “Deface Peru” and announced the application of damage control measures.
“The contingency plan was immediately activated, proceeding to suspend the services,” said the Mininter.
In addition to reporting that the PNP Information and Communications Technologies Directorate has intervened to control the emergency situation, the Mininter reported that “the Cybercrime Directorate initiated investigations, expertise and all actions aimed at pursuing the cyber crime and achieving the identification and subsequent capture of the possible authors”.
A sample of officers and agents assistance reports in the different departments of the DIRIn, such as criminal matters, social matters and national security. The director, General Augusto Ríos is included. Photo: The Republic
A sample of officers and agents assistance reports in the different departments of the DIRIn, such as criminal matters, social matters and national security. The director, General Augusto Ríos is included. Photo: The Republic
A sample of officers and agents assistance reports in the different departments of the DIRIn, such as criminal matters, social matters and national security. The director, General Augusto Ríos is included. Photo: The Republic
With names and surnames
In 2022, Hackers groups ventured into the emails of the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Interior (Digimin) and in the Army database. With the recent interference of “Deface Peru”, it is evident that the computer system of the Armed Forces and the National Police are still highly vulnerable.
For the former head of the PNP, General PNP Mauricio Quiroga Camacho, the hacking to the intelligence body ends up favoring criminal organizations.
“Exposing information that has a classified character, gives some advantage to criminals when knowing the form of work of the intelligence bodies,” said General Mauricio Quiroga.
“During my management I expressed my concern to the police command about the need to strengthen the Intelligence Directorate to combat crime and threats that can affect national security and defense.
Among the sensitive information from the DIRIn database that has been filtered by hackers, they can be seen Recent reports of intelligence agents planted in the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro (VRAEM) River Valley (VRAEM)that follows the steps to the narcoterrorist organization directed by Víctor Quispe Palomino, Comrade “José”.
In one of the reports it is read: “It is known that, the DDTT (terrorist criminals) of the VRAEM, in order to execute armed connotation actions, will be carrying out adjustment actions on the displacements of personnel, vehicles and facilities of the FFOO (forces of the order) that are found in the quinoa road axis, for which they will be positioning in places near these targets, using these targets. and workers in plots, stores, commercial businesses, among others. ”
In the same conflict zone, another intelligence agent communicated the presence of the narcoterroristas of the militarized communist party of Peru (MPCP): “DDTT (terrorist criminals) carrying firearms, dark dress, backpacks and jebe boots, moved through the CP (populated center) Rosario Acón (district of SIVIA) to carry out order actions to the personnel of the FFO. of order) ”
The Republic has found in the database of the DIRIn leaked by the hackers of the collective “Deface Peru”, the photographs and the names and surnames of the agents. If this information falls into the hands of criminal organizations, it would endanger the integrity of undercover agents.
Like this that reported: “Presence of DDTT (terrorist criminals) under the facade of farmers of the place, would be carrying out adjustment and obtaining information about the presence of the FFOO (forces of the order) in the area, mainly of the PNP (National Police), BCT (Army Contractorist Base), Diroes (Special Operations Directorate of the PNP) VRAEM ”.
White-objectives
However, too Follow -up information to social movements leaders have been foundgroups that protest against the government and the press. The Republic is analyzing these leaked documents to establish the origin and purpose of these DIRI’s espionage actions.
For the former chief of the Division of Investigation of Crimes of High Complexity (Diviac), Colonel PNP (R) Harvey Colchado Huamaní, the hacking could contribute to uncover if the government of President Dina Boluarte uses the resources of the DIRIM for political purposes.
“With the exposure of the DIRIn database will be credited if the government has misuse the intelligence system To adjust and monitor, not only to their political detractors but to prosecutors, police and journalists and everything that is not related to the government, ”said Colchado.
“Given this serious fact, a high -level investigating commission in the Intelligence Commission of the Congress must be formed,” he said.
The former Minister of the Interior, General PNP Carlos Morán Soto warned about the devastating consequences that the information hacked to the DIRIM would have, if it is accessible to criminal groups.
“It is a very worrying issue, because it demonstrates the vulnerability of the computer systems that the National Police has. That is, any hacker can violate the database and that is dangerous. Here there has to be responsibilities.
What can the criminal gangs know with the exposure of the database of the Intelligence Directorate? We ask.
In a database of all police intelligence, there are operating plans, sensitive cases of casesOrder of Operations, Names of Objective White, aka and the personnel working in the intelligence system. It is very complicated, ”said Carlos Morán.
In one of the reports of the DIRIN, it is reported on the recognition of the surroundings of the Palace of Justice, where President Dina Boluarte would attend a ceremony. The agents warned about an anti -government protest that demands the resignation of Boluarte and the closing of the Congress. Documents also show the objectives of espionage for political purposes.
A police cash could be involved
● For the general commander of the PNP, Víctor Zanabria Angulo, “a hacking of intelligence information” has not occurred, referring to the filtration of the database of the PNP Intelligence Directorate (DIRI).
● “The servers are in the Interior Ministry and are in charge of the Directorate of Information and Communications Technology. These have a cybersecurity system that is outsourced. This is not the system that houses our intelligence operations,” he said.
● Zanabria did not rule out that in the case of hacking a police cash is involved that has access to the computer system of the police institution.
