The Moroccan authorities have denied that their security databases have been victims of an "intrusion" following a recent cyber attack, and maintain that the information disseminated last Tuesday by a group of 'hackers' comes from "insurance companies" and "health organizations".
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) have "categorically" rejected any "violation" of "their information systems or security databases" and emphasize that these "meet the highest standards of cybersecurity".
In a statement disseminated on social media, the DGST insisted that "the personal data recently published was not the result of a cyber attack on security systems," but rather "old data downloaded from databases and information systems managed by insurance companies and health and social security organizations".
The agency has also warned about "the frequent dissemination of manipulated photographs, presented misleadingly and maliciously as if they showed employees of various security agencies," in addition to "the circulation of forged documents that supposedly are security documents".
According to the same note, "the falsity of these photographs and documents is completely evident, given the use of uniforms and military ranks that do not exist in Morocco nor are used in the DGSN," and added that "the leaked documents contain inaccurate visual identities and blatant grammatical errors".
For this reason, it reiterated that, although "it is committed to refuting all false information claiming a cyber attack on security data systems," which "are not connected to open Internet networks," the authorities will continue investigations "to identify and arrest all those involved in the fabrication, preparation, and dissemination of this false content".
The statement comes after the hacker collective Jabaroot made public a list with personal data of more than 70,000 people, whom they attributed the status of members of the security forces and other Moroccan state agencies.
Jabaroot, which has already taken responsibility in recent years for several cyberattacks against institutions in Morocco, assured that this supposed 'hacking' aimed to be a "message directed at Spain" after the serious migratory crisis recorded at the end of July in Ceuta, when thousands of people crossed irregularly from Moroccan territory to the autonomous city.
The group of 'hackers' also stated that among the leaked records were data from high officials of the DGSN and the DGST and claimed to have information about commands and orders given during that crisis, from which Rabat has distanced itself. However, this data can no longer be consulted, as it was removed from the platform where it had been published.