PCM denies Reniec and rules out that personal data was leaked through PIDE

The secretary of government and digital transformation of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), Marushka Chocobar, ruled out this Sunday that the leak of personal data had occurred through the Interoperability Platform of the Peruvian State (PIDE), thus denying what said by the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) about this case.

“From the PCM we deeply reject Reniec’s statements about an alleged data leak through the Interoperability platform. This is very clear and simple. data cannot be leaked from a platform that does not store data. The State Interoperability platform does not store data, it is used to exchange, to be able to administratively simplify processes, collaborates with citizens in terms of having their information in a timely manner, more does not store data”he explained in dialogue with Canal N.

Likewise, he pointed out that it is important that public entities preserve and issue all kinds of technical, administrative, organizational and legal action to ensure the data they guard of the citizen. “It is irresponsible to issue conclusions, moreover, about a process that is in full investigation.”

Presidency of the Council of Ministers returns to rule on leaking personal data

Regarding what Reniec said in a statement, where it is detailed that cybercriminals “accessed the accounts and passwords of users of public institutions that have this service, the same ones that have already been blocked” through PIDE, Chocobar indicated ignore the reasons why said entity issued such a statement.

“I do not know the reasons why Reniec makes such a statement. The interoperability platform does not store any type of data, sensitive or non-sensitive. It is a platform that exchanges, connects. This is an investigation process, it will continue on its way and will determine where these responsibilities exist and in the end if a cybercrime has occurred or a system has been compromised”, pointed out.

Asbanc denounced data leak

The leak of personal data of citizens that Asbanc alerted was addressed “immediately” in the form of a statement sent to all public entities and the deactivation of web pages suspected of fraud, according to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) .

A statement published this Friday, May 20 details that the Executive acted immediately and preventively in the face of a “digital security breach” in an autonomous body, thus deactivating the suspicious web portals.

An alert was also generated by sending a statement from the National Center for Digital Security to all public entities.