An alleged Uzbekistan cyberattack that triggered widespread concern online has exposed around 60,000 unique data records, not the personal data of 15 million citizens, as previously claimed on social media.

The clarification came from Uzbekistan’s Digital Technologies Minister Sherzod Shermatov during a press conference on 12 February, addressing mounting speculation surrounding the scale of the breach.

From 27 to 30 January, information systems of three government agencies in Uzbekistan were targeted by cyberattacks. The names of the agencies have not been disclosed. However, officials were firm in rejecting viral claims suggesting a large-scale national data leak.

“There is no informati...