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Uruguayan civil aviation watchdog website hacked

Hackers from Argentina, identified as LaPampaLeaks, BogotaLeaks, and Uruguayo 1337, Monday hit the website of Uruguay’s National Directorate of Civil Aviation and Aeronautical Infrastructure (DINACIA). Using DNS poisoning, they defaced the site, exposing private data of President Yamandú Orsi, such as his phone number and records, as well as those of Agency for Electronic Government and Knowledge Society (Agencia del Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad del Conocimiento - Agesic) Security Director Mauricio Papaleo. Read full article