Illustration: Threat actor claims breach of Argentine Federal Police, offers 26GB
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Threat actor claims breach of Argentine Federal Police, offers 26GB

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A threat actor claims on a dark web forum to have breached the Federal Police of Argentina (PFA) and offers a 26GB dataset with officers' personal data and photos, fingerprint ID sheets, wiretap recordings, confidential documents, and crime case reports. The actor ties the leak to MortemTeam, a group behind a run of recent Argentine and Mexican government leak claims, and the claim has not been independently verified. If authentic, exposed officer identities and wiretap material would pose a direct safety and operational risk, according to DailyDarkWeb.

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In this article
  1. What happened
  2. Why it matters
  3. What to do
  4. For the technical team
  5. Timeline
  6. Sources

What happened

A threat actor on a dark web forum claims to have breached the Federal Police of Argentina and is offering a 26GB dataset. The package would include officers' personal data with photos, fingerprint ID sheets, wiretap recordings, confidential documents, and crime case reports. The claim has not been independently verified or officially confirmed.

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Why it matters

If authentic, the leak exposes officer identities and wiretap material, creating direct safety risk for people and ongoing investigations. According to DailyDarkWeb, the actor ties the leak to MortemTeam, a group behind a run of recent Argentine and Mexican government leak claims.

What to do

Treat it as an unverified claim and monitor forums for the package's release or sale. If your organization shares data or works with the PFA, review your own exposure.

For the technical team

Affected
Policía Federal Argentina (PFA), força de polícia civil nacional da Argentina; conjunto alegado de 26 GB com dados de po · Federal Police of Argentina (Policía Federal Argentina), Argentina's national civilian police force (alleged target); alleged 26GB dataset.
Exploitation
Breach claim shared by DailyDarkWeb in an X post; the actor offers 26GB on a dark web forum. No independent verification or official confirmation.
Fix
Not applicable; alleged data breach with no software fix.
More details
The actor ties the leak to MortemTeam, a group behind a run of recent Argentine and Mexican government leak claims. The post shows officer ID sheets with photos and fingerprints as samples, blurred by DailyDarkWeb. If authentic, exposed officer identities and wiretap material would pose a direct safety and operational risk. The full source is subscribers-only at DailyDarkWeb.

Timeline

  1. DailyDarkWeb post on X reports the breach claim and the 26GB data offer.

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