Account of X of the representative who promotes cybersecurity law is hacked

The publication where he refers to the presidential candidate of the Morena party, Claudia Sheinbaum, in a negative way is still visible in the candidate's profile. “The candidate distances himself from the latest messages published on the social network, which do not coincide with his vision and political position,” says a statement from a spokesperson for the candidate.

The deputy of the Morena, Labor and Green Ecologist party, has promoted in the last two years a cybersecurity bill that provides for the creation of a National Cybersecurity Agency – controlled by the Federal Executive – to design a strategy on the matter. digital security. In addition, through this entity the aim is to generate a record of cyber incidents for investigation, which “requires communications and internet content service providers to provide user information.”

The proposal has been criticized by specialists and civil society, considering that if approved it would violate the rights of citizens. It has been requested to develop a new initiative in this matter.

Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the highest recorded cyberattack attempts. According to Fortinet, a cybersecurity company, last year the country suffered 94 billion cyber attacks out of the 200,000 registered, which means 47% of the total.