The leaked database totaled roughly in compressed form, expanding to over 49 gigabytes when uncompressed. It contained highly structured SQL files containing the sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) of 49,611,709 Turkish citizens . The compromised fields included: National Identifier Numbers (TC Kimlik No) First and Last Names Parents' First Names Gender City of Birth Dates of Birth Full Residential Addresses
In mid-February 2016, a hacker associated with the collective released a massive trove of data stolen from the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM). turkish police data dump 2016 free
However, this line of defense did not erase the core problem. For millions of Turkish citizens, it did not matter if the database was stolen in 2016 or a decade earlier. The leaked files contained a wealth of personal information, a "privacy nightmare" that could be used for identity theft, sophisticated fraud, and targeted phishing attacks for years to come. The leaked database totaled roughly in compressed form,