فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
On Tuesday, June 17, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi acknowledged before the House of Representatives that the digitalization efforts within his ministry have failed on all fronts. This admission came in response to deputies’ questions regarding recent leaks of personal data of magistrates circulating on the internet.
Ouahbi stated, “We have failed in the digitalization of the Ministry of Justice on all levels,” clarifying that the sensitive data did not originate from the ministry’s servers nor from those of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ). Instead, the leaked file was obtained through a targeted hacking of a former ministry employee’s personal computer, as well as a digital platform belonging to a bar association.
He explained, “The list of magistrates in circulation does not come from the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power or our databases. It was extracted via hacking of a personal computer of a former employee and a platform belonging to a professional lawyers’ organization.”
Despite this, Ouahbi revealed that the Ministry of Justice faced nearly 200 cyberattack attempts in a single day, all of which were successfully repelled thanks to the ministry’s technical teams. Proudly, he said, “We have highly qualified officials, patriots and children of the people, who fought to thwart these intrusion attempts on the ministry’s servers.”
The minister also emphasized that the Ministry of Justice does not hold nominative files of magistrates due to institutional separation from the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power. According to him, allegations that the ministry was hacked aim to mislead public opinion.
He further revealed that over the past three years, the ministry has recruited IT specialists and developers to address the human resource deficit in this field.
To improve efficiency and enhance the security of electronic services, Ouahbi announced a comprehensive revision of the digital strategy. As part of corrective measures, all digital platforms of legal professionals (notaries, adouls, experts, lawyers, etc.) will now be placed under the direct supervision of the ministry to strengthen their protection against cyberattacks.
Minister Ouahbi’s statements reflect a frank acknowledgment of the challenges facing digitalization in the justice sector, alongside a clear commitment to implementing effective steps to secure information and protect sensitive data in the future.
