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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Metz

Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Morocco-Cyberattack - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Morocco 's social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram.

The North African kingdom’s social security fund administers pensions and insurance benefits to millions of private sector workers, from assembly line laborers to corporate executives. It said in a statement Wednesday that preliminary investigations suggest the leak resulted from hackers bypassing its security systems.

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