After CNSS, Algerian hacking group Jabaroot strikes again, targeting Morocco's land registry
For the past two months, users of the National Agency for Land Conservation, Cadastre, and Cartography (ANCFCC) platform have been unable to download cadastral documents online. While this restriction was initially seen as a heightened security measure following the recent CNSS hacking incident, it now appears to be linked to a new massive data leak. The same hacking group behind the previous breach—Jabaroot, which claims Algerian origins—has posted a link on a dark web forum revealing:
- Over 10,000 property certificates in PDF format, taken from a database said to contain more than 10 million records. Around 20,000 assorted documents—including notarial deeds, ID cards, passports, civil status records, and bank statements—representing a sample from a collection of more than 4 million files, totaling 4 terabytes of data.
- Documents marked as «VIP», allegedly containing sensitive information on prominent Moroccan figures such as Mohammed Yassine Mansouri, head of foreign intelligence; Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Fouzi Lekjaa, Delegate Minister for the Budget.
A Hack with Geopolitical Implications
According to the message posted alongside the leak—which forum admins have since removed—the attack is meant to retaliate against what the hackers call «anti-Algerian propaganda recently spread by certain Moroccan media». These outlets reported that Paris was considering freezing the assets of high-ranking Algerian officials—a claim the hackers dismiss as false—and accuse Rabat of interfering in a bilateral issue between France and Algeria.
But this explanation seems like a smokescreen. Why target Moroccan officials when the threat of asset freezes comes from Paris? The hack looks more like a diversion by Algiers, coming right after a diplomatic setback : The United Kingdom, the third permanent member of the UN Security Council, officially backed Morocco's autonomy plan for the Sahara. This major political shift drew a sharp and confused response from Algeria's Foreign Minister, Mohamed Attaf.
CNSS hack —also linked to Jabaroot—which compromised the personal data of thousands of insured individuals, including their salary information.
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