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Latest: Bellingcat has found close to 800 Hungarian government emails and associated passwords online, which in some cases have exposed confidential data of military personnel and civil servants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

bellingcat.com‘Snoopy’, ‘Adolf’ and ‘Password’: The Hungarian Government Passwords Exposed Online - bellingcatHundreds of Hungarian government email addresses and passwords are circulating online, revealing vulnerabilities in the security protocols of ministries involved in sensitive work.
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Our analysis of breach data suggests poor digital security within the administration, with officials using their government emails along with weak passwords to sign up to dating, music, sport and food websites. Passwords included variations of the word “Password” and “1234567”.

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Bellingcat used Darkside, a paid service by District 4 Labs, to scan email domains across the Hungarian government’s 13 ministries. We found 795 breached accounts – 641 were tied to four key departments handling governance, defence, finance and foreign affairs.

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On Sunday, Hungarians will head to the polls to decide if Viktor Orbán, leader of the right-wing populist party Fidesz and the country's longest-serving prime minister, will be elected to a fifth consecutive term.

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