Brinztech Alert: 1GB Database of Egyptian General Authority for Roads and Bridges (GARB) Leaked

Dark Web News Analysis

Cybersecurity intelligence from February 25, 2026, has identified a critical listing on a prominent dark web forum involving the General Authority for Roads and Bridges (GARB), an agency under the Egyptian Ministry of Transport. The threat actor claims to have exfiltrated a 1GB archive through a successful breach of the agency’s internal systems.

The exfiltrated data appears to be centered on the Contract Extract System, a vital administrative hub for the nation’s infrastructure development. The leaked information reportedly includes:

• Infrastructure Intelligence: Detailed databases of government contracts and project roadmaps.
• Security Assets: SSL Certificates, which are used to authenticate and encrypt official communications and websites.
• Proprietary Source Code: Internal code for the authority’s management systems, allowing for deep vulnerability analysis.
• Transactional Context: Financial details related to contract extracts, vendor URLs, and project-specific documentation.
• Extortion Attempt: The actor is actively negotiating for payment, threatening a full public release if their demands are not met.

Key Cybersecurity Insights

The breach of a national infrastructure authority like GARB represents a “Tier 1” threat due to the high-value financial data and the risk to national security:

• Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks: The exposure of SSL certificates is a catastrophic security failure. This allows malicious actors to impersonate official Egyptian government websites, intercepting encrypted credentials or sensitive data from vendors and employees who believe they are using a secure connection.
• Infrastructure Sabotage and Espionage: Armed with contract details and project source code, adversarial actors can gain a granular understanding of Egypt’s transportation network. This intelligence can be used to identify physical or digital weak points in bridges and highways, posing a direct risk to national security.
• Vendor and Supply Chain Exploitation: The leak of contract extracts exposes the private details of third-party construction and engineering firms. Attackers can use this data to launch Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks against GARB’s partners, using legitimate project IDs to divert massive payments to fraudulent accounts.
• Zero-Day Vulnerability Research: The exfiltration of source code allows hackers to perform an “offline” audit of the Authority’s systems. They can identify unpatched bugs to create custom exploits that grant persistent, undetected access to the Egyptian Ministry of Transport’s broader network.

Mitigation Strategies

To protect national infrastructure assets and ensure organizational resilience following this exposure, the following strategies are urgently recommended:

• Immediate Revocation and Rotation of SSL Certificates: GARB must immediately revoke all SSL certificates identified in the leak and reissue them through a trusted Certificate Authority. This is the only way to prevent attackers from hijacking the agency’s encrypted traffic.
• Enforce Hardware-Based MFA for All Contractors: Move beyond password-only security. Mandate that all third-party vendors and internal staff use Physical Security Keys to access the Contract Extract System.
• Full Audit of CI/CD and Code Repositories: Conduct a forensic review of the source code exfiltrated to ensure no hardcoded API keys or secrets remain active. Assume any credentials found within the 1GB dump are compromised and rotate them immediately.
• Zero Trust for “Project Funding” Requests: Financial departments and partners should treat any email asking for “urgent payment detail updates” or citing specific contract extracts with extreme caution. Always verify such requests through a secondary, offline channel (e.g., a direct phone call to a verified government office).

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