ROL Customer Information Databases Leaked on the Internet

Databases holding personal information on more than 900 customers of Focus Infocom Raajje Online (ROL) have been leaked on the internet website, Pastebin. Leaked information included customer identities and passwords, and the leakage occurred sometime today.

As the leakage occurred, a number of customers have reported interruptions in their internet connections. However, Focus Infocom has denied any such interruptions, and insists that the leakage should not have had any affects on the current customer-base of ROL. Sales Manager Ibrahim Sinah said today that the leaked information were from outdated databases from 5 years ago. He said and that they were leaked by a former employee of Raajje Online. “These databases are from years ago. They were leaked by an employee who used to work with us previously,” said Sinaah.

Focus Infocom, the the second Internet Service Provider in the country after Dhiraagu, has been providing internet services in the Maldives since 1st January 2004.