Daixin Team claims ransomware attack on the City of Dubai
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The city of Dubai has reportedly suffered a ransomware attack, claimed by the cybercriminal group Daixin Team. The group announced the breach on its dark web leak site on Wednesday 12th of June 2024, asserting that they had stolen between 60-80GB of data in 33,712 files from the Government of Dubai’s network systems.
The stolen data reportedly comprises extensive personal information, such as:
- Full names
- Dates of birth
- Nationalities
- Marital statuses
- Job descriptions
- Supervisor names
- Housing statuses
- Phone numbers
- Addresses
- Vehicle information
- Primary contacts
- Language preferences
Additionally, the databases appear to include business records, hotel records, land ownership details, HR records, and corporate contacts.
Given that over 75% of Dubai’s residents are expatriates, the stolen data is a goldmine for targeted spear phishing attacks, vishing attacks, identity theft, and other malicious activities.
The Government of Dubai has not yet released an official statement regarding the ransomware attack.
