BreachesMay 6, 2026
‼️🇪🇨 CACPE Pastaza allegedly breached exposing 18 million Ecuadorian civil registry records via...
CACPE Pastaza breach exposes 18M Ecuadorian civil registry records via unprotected API.
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Summary
An Ecuadorian cooperative, CACPE Pastaza, suffered a breach exposing approximately 18 million civil registry records through an unprotected identity validation API endpoint. The threat actor exploited an exposed proxy endpoint to access sensitive personal identification data. This represents a significant compromise of Ecuador's civil registry infrastructure.
Indicators of Compromise
- url — https://t.co/5fpwTxwO2k
Entities
CACPE Pastaza (vendor)Identity validation API (technology)