Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Argentine National Immigration Service
Hack or exploit on Sep 7, 2020 · Ransomware
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
It is said that hackers used the encrypted virus NetWalker to enter the database and steal information from federal agencies. The dark web payment page linked in the ransomware description shows that the hacker initially paid $2 million worth of bitcoin to unlock the file. Within a week, this number had increased to 355 BTC, which is approximately $3.62 million.The Argentine government refused to pay the ransom.
Details
- Date
- Sep 7, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Ransomware
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Argentine National Immigration Service hack, Sep 7, 2020: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht2e2fba053d/ (data as of 2026-10-31).