Security News > 2023 > July > NATO probes hacktivist crew's boasts of stolen portal data

NATO is investigating claims by miscreants that they broke into the military alliance's unclassified information-sharing and collaboration IT environment, stole information belonging to 31 nations, and leaked 845 MB of compressed data.

On July 23, SiegedSec, a crew that describes itself as "Gay furry hackers" and typically targets governments in politically motivated stunts, shared what was said to be stolen NATO documents via the gang's Telegram channel.

"Do you like leaks? Us too! Do you like NATO? We don't! And so, we present... a leak of hundreds of documents retrieved from NATO's COI portal, intended only for NATO countries and partners," SiegedSec claimed.

The Communities of Interest Cooperation Portal is used by NATO organizations and member states.

NATO cyber experts are actively looking into the recent claims associated with its Communities of Interest Cooperation Portal.

NATO's classified networks are not affected and there is no impact on NATO operations.

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