DIgital ID. JUST SAY NO. --- Sweden's Digital ID System Hacked, Public's Data Sold on Dark Web

[usonian]

https://www.voicemedia.global/article/sweden-s-digital-id-system-hacked-public-s-data-sold-on-dark-web

Apparently a Russian repeater site, but the content looks real. I should have posted these instead? but they back up the story.
https://cybernews.com/security/cgi-sweden-bankid-hack-claims/
https://reclaimthenet.org/bankid-breach-sweden-risk



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A hacker group calling itself ByteToBreach has reportedly dumped sensitive source code tied to Sweden’s national digital identity system.

The group claims it breached CGI’s Swedish division and accessed code connected to the nation’s digital identity system, called BankID.

BankID is the single authentication system used by millions of Swedes for banking, taxes, government services, and digital signatures.

According to reports, the leaked material includes source code, passwords, and encryption keys tied to systems supporting BankID logins for the Swedish Tax Agency. BankID is not a niche tool as it serves as the backbone of Sweden’s digital infrastructure.

Chances of it happening here?

No need. Musk already has every password, code and key for government systems.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Kind of glad this happened. Provides a bit of comeuppance to the people who didn't listen to warnings.

In many regards, the Scandinavian countries seem like the best countries on Earth to live in. But when I heard they were phasing out cash in favor of all-digital money transfers, that threw up a big red flag.

[usonian]

2. Hacks are not a matter of "IF" but "WHEN"

It's impossible to patch stuff as fast as exploits are found.

And of course, there's social engineering (spear-phishing and beyond)

The ONLY security-audited code I have seen is the OpenBSD operating system, and that's just an operating system.

Any other code you add is caveat hacker.