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Rabat – The Algerian hacker group Jabaroot has claimed responsibility for a new cyberattack targeting Morocco’s Ministry of Justice, in what appears to be the latest in a string of breaches against state institutions.
In a statement posted Monday to their Telegram channel, the group said it had accessed highly sensitive data linked to Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi, along with files concerning roughly 5,000 magistrates and some 35,000 officials across the judicial sector.
This latest claim follows similar declarations from Jabaroot in recent weeks. The group previously announced it had infiltrated the systems of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), forcing a temporary shutdown of online services in April.
Around the same time, it also claimed to have breached the National Agency for Land Registry, Cadastre and Cartography (ANCFCC), allegedly gaining access to more than 10 million documents, including property certificates, ID cards, bank statements, and notarized records.
Jabaroot’s tone in Monday’s message was pointed. “Here we are back after a little truce on the occasion of Eid al-Adha!” the statement opened.
The group framed its activities as part of a mission to confront political corruption. “Our main goal by leaking all that data is to raise consciousness among the people of Morocco about the corruption of their leaders and the injustice they are facing every day,” it wrote.
The hackers accused Moroccan authorities of turning a blind eye to their previous disclosures. “Talking about (in)justice, we have noted with a profound astonishment the suspicious and complicit silence and inaction of the government (particularly the Ministry of Justice and all the magistrates of the kingdom led by the Minister of Justice) towards those bombshell revelations (published or not yet),” the message stated.
‘All the Justice IT infrastructure is already pawned’
Jabaroot said it had hoped to see officials take initiative and open investigations, claiming they would have cooperated. “The first logical step would have been for Mr. Ouahbi and the kingdom’s magistrates to open transparent investigations in which we would have willingly participated by providing more evidence and documents. Instead, they fell into a doubtful and questionable muteness.”
The group claims that not only does it hold information about Minister Ouahbi and thousands of individuals within the Moroccan justice system, but that it also controls the Justice Ministry’s entire digital infrastructure.
“Hereby, Jabaroot announces that it possesses deep and very sensitive data about: The Minister of Justice Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi, all the magistrates of the Kingdom (about 5000), most of the justice sector officials (about 35000). Moreover, all the Justice IT infrastructure is already pawned.”
The statement closed with a warning and a suggestion. Jabaroot said it would begin its own investigation and release information publicly if no action is taken. “If nothing is done in this direction, Jabaroot will conduct deeper investigations by itself and inform the public, journalists and opponents in full transparency, with supporting documents.”
Addressing the minister himself, the group wrote, “If Mr. Ouahbi feels that he can’t take actions because of pressures or any other reasons, the door is always open for resignation.”
The Ministry of Justice has not responded to the allegations. If verified, this would mark one of the most serious digital intrusions involving Morocco’s justice system, further fueling concerns over the country’s cybersecurity readiness.
