Hacker downloads close to 300,000 personal ID photos

A hacker was able to obtain over 280,000 personal identity photos following an attack on the state information system last Friday. The suspect is reportedly a resident of Tallinn.

The culprit had already obtained personal names and ID codes and was able to obtain a third component, the photos, by making individual requests from thousands of IP addresses.

This data was not, however, enough for the hacker to access e-state services, meaning the normal means of authentication (ID card, mobile ID and SMART ID) have not been compromised.

Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Oskar Gross, head of the central criminal police cyber crime office, said that: "To date, the individual who committed the attack has had the data he hacked seized and confiscated by the police," adding that the perpetrator was a resident of Tallinn.

The attack did not seem to have too much rhyme and reason to it, head RIA Margus Noormaa, who also appeared at the press conference, said.

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