policia.gob.pe Listed by lockbit3 Ransomware Group

On December 10, 2023, the national police force of Peru, Policía Nacional del Perú, appeared on the leak site operated by the LockBit 3 ransomware group. The listing states that all confidential data was stolen during a ransomware attack on policia.gob.pe. The disclosure does not quantify how many individuals are affected, nor does it list the specific files taken.

Details from the Leak Site

The LockBit 3 leak page claims the Peruvian National Police were compromised and that internal files were exfiltrated. It presents the incident as a completed ransomware operation in which data was taken before any encryption occurred on the victim’s systems. The primary disclosure gives no breakdown of the records involved, such as personnel files, investigation documents, informant details, or administrative databases. No ransom amount or payment deadline is shown in the listing itself. The attack is dated in the public record to late 2023, with the data posted for anyone to download or view on the dark-web portal.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a national police agency loses control of internal files, the exposure reaches far beyond government servers. Ordinary citizens who interacted with police—through traffic stops, crime reports, licensing, or background checks—may have personal details stored in those systems. If your name, address, national ID number, phone number, or family member information appears in police records, that data can now circulate among criminals. Peruvian citizens and anyone who has lived or worked in Peru face heightened risk of identity theft, targeted scams, and physical threats derived from leaked police information.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Stolen police files frequently contain linked identifiers: full names tied to home addresses, vehicle registrations, family relationships, and contact details. Attackers can combine this information with data from earlier breaches to build complete identity chains. A single leaked police record can expose not only you but also your spouse, children, and extended household. These chains often reach gaming accounts, where usernames, email addresses, and passwords are reused. Once criminals control a child’s gaming profile tied to a family address, they can launch further social-engineering attacks or sell the access on underground markets. The result is persistent doxxing that can last for years.

LockBit 3’s Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes the LockBit ransomware family’s emergence to 2019, with LockBit 3 appearing in 2022 as the latest iteration. The group has targeted hospitals, schools, local governments, and law-enforcement agencies worldwide. Its standard playbook involves initial access through compromised remote desktop credentials or vulnerable web applications, followed by rapid exfiltration of sensitive files. LockBit operators then demand payment and, if unpaid, publish samples or full datasets on their leak site to pressure victims. The group routinely uses double-extortion tactics—threatening both data exposure and encryption—and has hit police organizations in multiple countries before this Peruvian incident.

What to do

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• Rotate any password you ever used on policia.gob.pe or related Peruvian government sites, and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app instead of SMS.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family coverage that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts, which often chain back to the same leaked addresses and phone numbers.
• Let the remediation specialists handle takedown requests for any exposed personal documents that appear on data-broker or paste sites.

The incident shows once again that even large government bodies cannot guarantee the safety of the personal information they hold. One breach can cascade into long-term identity and doxxing risks for ordinary families. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, and hands-on remediation by specialists, with household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts. Start your DoxxScan trial today to regain control of your digital footprint.