A hacktivist group calling itself Server Dump has claimed responsibility for breaching the servers of Algeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports. The group announced that it had extracted and published sensitive internal files and databases from the ministry in what it described as a retaliation attack.
According to their public statement, this operation was launched in direct response to a prior cyberattack targeting Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS.ma). The group stated that any further cyber-aggression against Moroccan institutions will be met with swift and precise retaliation.
The attackers claim to have achieved full access to the ministry’s servers and website, extracting internal documents and sensitive data. The stolen materials are being released via their Telegram channel, with the goal of highlighting what they call “negligence in securing citizen data.”
This breach appears to be part of an escalating tit-for-tat cyber conflict between threat actors aligned with Moroccan and Algerian interests. The public messaging around this attack clearly positions it as a cyber-political retaliation, rather than a financially motivated breach.
Such developments raise growing concerns about the regional cyber stability in North Africa. Public sector institutions in both Algeria and Morocco must urgently review their security postures, as retaliatory cyberattacks often target critical public-facing systems, causing reputational harm and data exposure.