On Thursday, December 23rd 2021, 637,138 Albanian citizens personal information was leaked online. This accounts for over 22% of the country’s entire population. Details including full names, ID card numbers, current salaries, job titles, and employer names were shared throughout WhatsApp as an Excel document. Tirana Prosecutor’s Office investigated the leak and have stated that the documents were leaked from the tax administration for the month of January 2021. The government has stated there was no export of the data for the months the data claims. Endri Fuga, a spokesperson for the government, claimed the data is a “union of several different pieces.” Other agencies such as the Tax Directorate and the Social Insurance Institute are currently under investigation for a connection to this leak. This is the second major leak of government data from the Albanian government this year. The previous leak occurred in April 2021 and contained over 910,000 citizen’s sensitive information. The newest leak file is still being shared on platforms like Telegram to data brokers and other nefarious actors. CTIX is continuing to monitor additional developments and will provide updates as needed.