La Pampa Leaks Exposes 5.8M Uruguayan Citizen Records
La Pampa Leaks claimed compromise of Uruguay’s government-sponsored identity service managed by telecom provider Antel, exposing 5.8 million citizen records. The group is monetizing the data as a paid lookup service. Antel stated that passwords, signature PINs, private keys or credentials were not compromised.
- citizen records
- identity data
A misconfigured government-sponsored identity service in Uruguay has exposed the records of 5.8 million citizens, according to public reporting on the La Pampa Leaks incident. The breach, which surfaced in late May 2026, involves data held by Antel, Uruguay’s state-owned telecommunications provider responsible for managing the national identity platform. The threat actor group La Pampa Leaks is now offering paid lookup access to the stolen citizen records on underground markets.
Available reporting describes the exposed information as identity data tied to roughly 5.8 million individuals, a figure that represents a significant portion of Uruguay’s population. Antel has publicly stated that passwords, signature PINs, private keys, and other credentials were not part of the compromised dataset. The incident highlights how government-backed identity infrastructure can become an attractive target for cybercriminals seeking to monetize bulk personal data through subscription-style lookup services rather than one-time dumps.
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