A recent hacking of the Superior Court of Oaxaca has shaken even cybersecurity experts. It is feared that the files, which are about to be leaked on the Internet, exceed five times the size of the so-called Guacamaya Leaks. Specifically, the group of cyber attackers Mexican Mafia is preparing to reveal videos and confidential information about judicial processes in the state. This attack, led by hacker Pancho Villa, who has a long history of breaches, exposes serious flaws in the cybersecurity of justice institutions, raising doubts about the government's ability to protect citizens' information.
The Mexican Mafia group managed to access 30 terabytes of information from the Superior Court of Oaxaca. The Guacamaya Leaks affected military institutions, while this attack directly impacts the justice system, exposing personal data and judicial processes of civilians on the deep web. Among the leaked files are videos of trials with sensitive data such as full names and addresses obtained through INE credentials.
Pancho Villa justifies this act as a protest in support of indigenous communities, seeking to raise awareness rather than demand ransoms. The Mexican Mafia group has shown to have absolute control over the servers of the Superior Court of Oaxaca and has been responsible for previous attacks on other judicial entities in Mexico, such as the Judiciary of Campeche and Mexico City. This leak has put the privacy and security of hundreds of people at risk whose intimate data now circulates on the deep web.
In a statement, Pancho Villa expressed that the hacking has no economic motivations but seeks to pressure the Mexican government to address the needs of indigenous communities. To store all the obtained information, he requested collaboration to set up cloud infrastructure. Cybersecurity experts, such as Nicolás Azuara, have confirmed the authenticity of the leak, which evidences the vulnerability of the digital infrastructure of the Court in Oaxaca and the urgent need to strengthen security measures.
