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Rabat – Hacking attacks against Moroccan institutional databases sparked debate and concern among citizens and experts, especially with the latest wave of reports that alleged a breach instigated by the Algerian group, Jabaroot DZ.
Reports suggested that the Algerian group targeted Morocco’s National Agency for Land Registry, known as ANCFCC.
The reports came after the group claimed to have accessed over four terabytes of land-related data.
However, sources from the land registry agency denied that it is the agency’s system that was directly targeted, clarifying that the breach involved a notaries’ platform, Tawtik, which is managed independently.
Le360 quoted an authorized source from ANFCC, who said that no intrusion or data leak has been detected in its information system. Le360 said the Algerian hacking group may have access to data on the notaries’ platform by “exploiting vulnerabilities in inadequately protected computers.”
The Moroccan agency sent a letter to notaries warning them about cybersecurity risks, urging them to take all necessary precautions.
It also temporarily suspended access to its platform in April and closed the platform entirely to all professionals, reverting to paper-based filling and in-person payments at physical counters to avoid any security breaches.
This came when the same group claimed responsibility for the hacking of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) database.
Several documents have gone viral online, with experts warning citizens not to open the files as they could include security threats that could target their data.
Earlier this year, the same group claimed responsibility for the hacking of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) database.
The intrusion exposed personal data of nearly 2 million Moroccan employees across 500,000 businesses registered with the Moroccan social security.
Morocco has been pledging to strengthen its efforts to ensure strong cybersecurity to tackle similar crises.
In April, cybersecurity giant Kaspersky said Morocco ranks among Africa’s most frequently targeted countries for digital attacks.
The ranking places Morocco third among African countries facing web-based threats, with 12.6 million attack attempts documented in 2024.
Kenya tops the list with nearly 20 million incidents, while South Africa follows with approximately 17 million.
Web threats targeting African businesses jumped 1.2% compared to 2023, with over 131.5 million total threats detected regionwide this year.
In-device threats climbed 4% in African organizations since 2024.
